By Gene Phelps Daily Journal Perry Liles has been fired up about high school powerlifting since 1988, when he left Mississippi State in search of his first coaching job. “I’ve always been excited about powerlifting as a sport,” said Calhoun City High School’s football and powerlifting coach. “I have a passion for it.” Liles’ passion reaches its pinnacle today when the Mississippi High School Activities Association conducts its 24th annual state meet at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. The first state meet in 1993 featured 48 lifters.