Jones, a sophomore on the basketball team, scored 21 points to go with eight assists and four steals in the Hilltoppers’ 72-24 win against Greenwood on Tuesday. Jones received 41.5% of the vote ...

In the small town of Houston, Mississippi, with a population just over 3,000, one name rings out far beyond the football field: Chris Jones.

Their decisions came less than two weeks after a board of education meeting at which some parents and football team booster expressed displeasure with coach Mike Chastain.

Chris Jones was a five-star defensive end at Houston High School in Houston, Miss. He was rated as high as the second-best player in the country, depending on the recruiting service, and the No. 1 ...