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Low on water, prep football adapts in Mississippi’s capital

Murrah High School football quarterback Odarrius Harris, (2) passes during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns football coach Marcus Gibson, as it limits his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football coach Marcus Gibson encourages his players during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns Gibson, limiting his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football offensive linemen square up against the blocking sled at practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns football coach Marcus Gibson, as it limits his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football coach Marcus Gibson encourages his quarterback Odarrius Harris (2) during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns Gibson, limiting his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football quarterback Odarrius Harris, (2) passes during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns football coach Marcus Gibson, as it limits his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football coach Marcus Gibson encourages his players during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns Gibson, limiting his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football offensive linemen square up against the blocking sled at practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns football coach Marcus Gibson, as it limits his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football coach Marcus Gibson encourages his quarterback Odarrius Harris (2) during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns Gibson, limiting his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football quarterback Odarrius Harris, (2) passes during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns football coach Marcus Gibson, as it limits his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football coach Marcus Gibson encourages his players during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns Gibson, limiting his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Murrah High School football offensive linemen square up against the blocking sled at practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The city's low water pressure concerns football coach Marcus Gibson, as it limits his options for washing practice uniforms, towels and other gear his players wear. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Pallets loaded with cases of water are unloaded at a Kroger grocery store in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. The grocery chain and other stores are facing the challenges of the city's longstanding water system problems, by making more drinking water available for its customers. Recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Area residents line up at the city's downtown fire station to receive bottled water, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of Jackson, Miss., response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one of Jackson’s already troubled water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Salvation Army members carry cases of water to a waiting vehicle in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The organization and a local Walmart store established a mid-morning distribution site to assist water needy residents. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Santonia Matthews, a custodian at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., hauls away a trash can filled with water from a tanker in the school's parking lot, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The tanker is one of two placed strategically in the city to provide residents non-potable water. The recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Low on water, prep football adapts in Mississippi’s capital