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Vicksburg natives Wyatt and Shorter scored touchdowns in their first collegiate games


Two Vicksburg natives scored a touchdown in their first collegiate football games of the season on Thursday, which ended with two victories.
Former Warren Central High School football player Joe Shorter scored on a long touchdown pass for Albany State University. The team went on to defeat Mississippi College 24-0. Fans can watch his outstanding catch below:
too goated!!🔥@shorter_joe https://t.co/nDx4PgjQCV
— 444✨ (@miathetwin_) September 3, 2021
Levi Wyatt, former Vicksburg High and Holmes County Central quarterback, scored the first touchdown of the night for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College when he landed on a dropped punt snap. MGCCC brought home a 56-14 victory against Holmes.
FOOTBALL | Levi Wyatt on the spot for the first score of the night: pic.twitter.com/iFk5ffTFdz
— MGCCC Athletics (@MGCCCBulldogs) September 3, 2021
Wyatt will be in action next Thursday when MGCC plays Northeast Mississippi Community College while Shorter will play on September 11 when Albany faces Shorter University.