Covering sports in South Mississippi
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PETAL – The Petal Panthers completed the first step toward what they hope is a trip across the Leaf River to the University of Southern Mississippi in December, and they did so in emphatic fashion. The Panthers used a workmanlike offense and a smothering defense to rout Biloxi 31-0 …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com If you listened around the Pine Belt the past few days, you might have heard a variation of the mantra concerning the Southern Miss football team. It was that Saturday’s home contest against UAB was a “must-win” for the Golden Eagles and head coach Jay Hopson. Hopson has generally …
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All Games Kick Off at 7 p.m. Friday MHSAA PLAYOFFS Class 6A First Round North State Warren Central (6-5) at Oxford (10-1) Tupelo (7-4) at South Panola (11-1) Horn Lake (5-6) at Starkville (10-2) Madison Central (9-2) at Olive Branch (8-3) South State Biloxi (8-3) at Petal (10-1) Brandon (8-4) at D’Iberville (9-2) George County …
REGULAR SEASON Thursday Madison Central 35, Greenville 0 Petal 27, Terry 14 West Bolivar 32, Simmons 26 West Jones 42, Wingfield 0 Friday Ashland 40, Byers 34 Baldwyn 41, Myrtle 0 Biggersville 45, Thrasher 0 Brandon 34, Pearl 13 Canton 30, Cleveland Central 12 Coldwater 22, Falkner 8 DeSoto Central 14, Lewisburg 0 D’Iberville 28, …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com OAK GROVE – It seems like it was almost another era that Oak Grove’s football season was in deep trouble after the Warriors lost to Petal back on Oct. 4 to fall 0-2 in Region 3-6A. Friday night, the Warriors completed the resurrection of their season, clinching a playoff …
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REGULAR SEASON Thursday Petal 27, Terry 14 Friday Oak Grove 38, Northwest Rankin 21 East Central 50, Hattiesburg 48 Lumberton 50, Mount Olive 16 Sebastopol 47, Sacred Heart 6 POSTSEASON First Federal Bank Bowl At Bonifay, Fla. Thursday Presbyterian Christian 32, Holmes County (Fla.) 14 MHSAA Playoffs First Round Friday Class 4A: Pass Christian 35, …
REGULAR SEASON Thursday Petal 27, Terry 14 Friday Northwest Rankin (3-7, 3-3) at Oak Grove (7-3, 4-2) Hattiesburg (4-6, 3-3) at East Central (6-4, 3-3) Mount Olive (5-6, 4-3) at Lumberton (8-3, 7-0) Sacred Heart (0-9, 0-7) at Sebastopol (6-4, 4-3) POSTSEASON First Federal Bank Bowl At Bonifay, Fla. Thursday Presbyterian Christian 32, Holmes County …
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REGULAR SEASON Thursday Petal (9-1, 6-0) at Terry (2-9, 0-6) Friday Northwest Rankin (3-7, 3-3) at Oak Grove (7-3, 4-2) Hattiesburg (4-6, 3-3) at East Central (6-4, 3-3) Mount Olive (5-6, 4-3) at Lumberton (8-3, 7-0) Sacred Heart (0-9, 0-7) at Sebastopol (6-4, 4-3) POSTSEASON MHSAA Playoffs First Round Friday Class 4A: Purvis (6-5) at …
The Mississippi Gridiron statewide rankings, including the overall Top 10, from Class 6A, 5A and 4A, the Little 10 picked from MHSAA Class 3A, 2A, 1A and MAIS, rankings for each class in MHSAA and the MAIS Top 10. TOP 10 Picayune (10-0) Starkville (9-2) West Point (10-1) South Panola (10-1) Petal (9-1) Madison …
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All Playoff Games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday MHSAA PLAYOFFS CLASS 4A First Round North State Caledonia (5-5) at Corinth (9-1) Kosciusko (3-7) at Rosa Fort (8-3) Ripley (2-9) at Itawamba AHS (11-0) Clarksdale (5-5) at West Lauderdale (7-4) Leake Central (5-6) at Greenwood (10-0) Shannon (5-6) at New Albany (7-3) Yazoo City (2-8) …
