The Magnolia Shine Podcast features a preview of the MHSAA Round of 16, with Blake and Rion predicting every playoff matchup from 1A through 7A.
The podcast also discusses the 2026 Mr. Football for each class and the MAIS 4A Division I Championship matchup between Jackson Prep and Hartfield Academy. Parish Tractor, Ferguson Federal Credit Union and Harrison Brewer ALFA Agent sponsored the podcast.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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