Lake Coach Tate Hanna remembers Travis Jones

LAKE, Miss. (WTOK) - Lake High School head football coach, Tate Hanna, talked Friday afternoon about Travis Jones, the senior who died after being shot Thursday night near old Highway 80 and Johnson Town Road.

Head Coach Tate Hannah said Jones was an outstanding player and person, on and off the field.

“The main thing you should know about Travis is that he always had a smile on his face. You know, the main memory that comes to mind right now is just Wednesday after practice he stayed in the coaches’ office, probably for an hour, an hour and a half, after practice. He sat around and talked to the coaches and everything. He always had a great attitude. You know he was just one of those kids that was just a pleasure to be around. One of the main things I want people to know is that he was a great kid. He will be greatly missed. It’s heartbreaking and we love him.”

Jones was named Player of the Week after Lake’s win over Kemper County two weeks ago. The game Oct. 14 against Philadelphia was canceled.

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Earlier:

The Scott County Times and The Newton County Appeal reported that the Lake High School senior football player Travis Jones was shot and killed Thursday night.

Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee confirmed that a Lake senior was killed near the intersection of Old Highway 80 and Johnson Town Rd.

Lake announced that Friday night’s game against Philadelphia had been canceled because of the incident.

Coach Tate Hanna tweeted about the shooting:

The shooting is under investigation and being handled by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.

News 11 reached out to officials for more clarification on the details of this story.