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SPORTS EDITOR: BRANDON SHIELDS, 73 1.425.9751 Like us on acebook www.facebook.com/ JacksonSunSports Follow us on witter Brandon Shields Michael Odom SPORTS PAGE3B TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 THE JACKSON SUN JACKSONSUN.COM our years ago, the Crockett County soccer team had success on the field, but the past three years have been filled with different coaches and few wins. Crockett County senior Jodi Butler a nd some of her Lady Cavalier teammates have played through those tough seasons, but the struggle has made them stronger. he work this group has put in has resulted in Crockett County currently sitting with a 4-3 record overall and a 2-2 ecord in District 13 A-AA play to sit in a tie for third place. think the biggest difference this year is the coaching and our positivi- Butler said. can tell that Coach Kemper and Coach White care a lot about us.

You can see that we have the potential to get Butler admits parts of the previous three seasons have been a struggle with little success. is hard to see your team she aid. train with them for an hour- and-a-half a day, travel with them to away games on the bus and play with hem. To see the look on their faces, where their best good enough, even though they deserved a win. You ut in the hard work, and you want something to show for GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER BUILD I NG AC C.B.

JACKSON SUN Crockett County's Jodi Butler (8) has helped the Lady Cavaliers to a 4-3 overall record thus far in the season. Crockett soccer growing with leadership MICHAEL ODOM I want to see all of the girls become better soccer players. I want them to fall in love with the game like I did. I want these girls to strive for greatness, and that is the success I ask JODI BUTLER SeeButler, Page6B football program con- inued its rise to possibly being back where it once was on Monday as the Tomcatsjumped four spots in the Class 4A top 10 poll according to The Associated Press. The Tomcats, who last week made their first appearance in the top 10 in nearly a decade, rose to No.

6 in the poll as they stayed unbeaten with a ig win at Dyer County. Afew teams who were ranked ahead of Haywood last week took losses in Week 4, which opened the opportunity for the jump. ne of those teams was North Side, which dropped four spots to No. 9. Hardin County ranked, but the Tigers did receive enough votes to be mentioned as essentially the No.

11 team in the state. In Class 3A, Liberty and Milan held their spots in the top five. Liberty is ranked No. 2, and Milan is No. 5.

olivar moved up another spot to No. 8. The Tigers were able to do that after Dyersburg took its first loss and dropped four spots to No. 10. A damsville remains the No.

1team i Class 2A after a win over McKen- ie, who was ranked last week. The ebels are still in the receiving votes category as the 11th-ranked team in the state. Dresden is still the No. 1team, and ust ahead of Union City. untingdon dropped a spot to No.

10. he other No. 1teams in the state are Maryville in 6A, Independence in 5A, Knoxville Catholic in 4A, Alcoa in 3A and Brentwood Academy in Divis ion II, who moved up from No. 3 after ormer No. 1Baylor took a loss.

ausanne is the highest-ranked Division II-A team in the combined poll at No. 5. Brandon Shields, 425-9751 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Haywood jumps in 4A poll BRANDON SHIELDS Four days after winning the Southern League championship, the Jackson Generals announced Monday they have signed a four-year working agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The move means the end of a 10- year run by the Seattle Mariners. was a great 10-year run with the Mariners, and we made a lot of great friends and said Jason Compton, general manager of the Generals.

wish the Mariners the est as we look forward to the next chapter of Jackson Generalsbase- he Diamondbacks move to Jackson from Mobile, where they spent the last 10 years as the Mobile Bay- ears. The organization won two of its four Southern League titles as an af- SOUTHERN LEAGUE Generals have new affiliate DAVID THOMAS THE JACKSON SUN SeeGenerals, Page6B feited two wins to McNairy Central and Ripley last Thursday when the TSSAA penalized it for playing an ineligible player after running back Tyler Dysart had transferred from South Gibson in A ugust. The record now stands a 1-3 overall and 1-1in Region 7-4A play a fter they won at Obion County on Frid ay. Childress explained how one of those wo provisions in the bylaws af- ected eligibility. letter last week to Chester County reminded the school that if a ona fide change of address has occurred from one school zone to another which it had for this family the tudent-athlete must be cleared to TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress said there are two more provisions in a transition rocess in addition to the aspect of making a bona fide change of address that af- ects the eligibility.

hester football team for- compete by his or her former school academically and in respect to disciplinary Childress said via a phone conversation Monday afternoon. was a disciplinary issue i this specific A ttempts to contact Chester County rincipal Ricky Catlett were not an- wered Monday. Childress said the TSSAA received hone calls and information that caused he organization to revisit transfer and eligibility after Chester administration filled out the ecessary forms on the Web site to determine his eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Childress explains forfeits KENNETH JACKSON SUN Tyler Dysart, seen here playing for South Gibson last year, transferred to Chester County in August. made Chester back ineligible to play BRANDON SHIELDS SeeChester, Page4B.