PEARL — It was a very evenly matchup but in the end, Pearl’s running game that made the difference.
Behind the trio of Kenyatta Harrell, Jerry Johnson and Carleontaye Spires the Pirates were able to get past Petal 28-10 in a crucial Region 3-6A matchup at Ray Rogers Stadium on Friday night.
ELLISVILLE – The Jones College Bobcats and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs have a colorful history on the gridiron.
Thursday’s 16-13 victory by No. 13 Jones over No. 12 MGCCC before a large crowd at Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field fit right in with the series tradition.
POPLARVILLE — Pearl River came to life Thursday. Hosting No. 20 East Central at Dobie Holden Stadium, the Wildcats broke off big plays offensively and played a smothering brand of defense to mount a valiant comeback effort in their 24-21 defeat.
The 2018 football season hasn’t been business as usual for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
The opener was par for the course, as Southern Miss defeated Jackson State 55-7, but the Eagles lost 21-20 to Louisiana-Monroe in the second game and the third, against Appalachian State, was called off because of Hurricane Florence.
The recognition Purvis High School teacher Dana Jones recently received was a slam dunk.
The Hattiesburg Tigers are exactly where they want to be five weeks into their season. Yes, they’re 4-0 after last week’s bye week, but the 4-0 record isn’t exactly what Hattiesburg coach Tony Vance means when he says his team is on schedule to being one of the best teams in 5A.
The Petal Panthers had to wait two weeks before taking the field after their first win of the season. At times, the product on the field wasn’t pretty, but they put everything together two weeks ago against Laurel.
The Lumberton Panthers begin their region schedule with a road game to winless Mount Olive Friday night. Fresh off a bye week, Panthers coach Zach Jones thought his team used the off time to rest up some nagging injuries and they had competitive practices to stay locked in on the task at hand.
It’s been nearly two weeks since the 51-19 loss to Hattiesburg, and the Oak Grove Warriors had a bye week to think about it – or move past it.
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