Covering sports in South Mississippi
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Today is the last day of 2021, and it is fitting I suppose to look back on the previous 364 days and try to make some sense of it. Unlike 2020, this year seemed to be a little more normal in that the world regained some of its footing after …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – Brandon boys basketball coach Frederick Barnes knows what lies ahead once 2021 turns into 2022. That’s why he wanted his Bulldogs to come down to Hattiesburg High and get two games against quality opposition before tackling the rigors of region 5-6A play. It took a while …
Read More “Brandon rolls over Tigers in HHS Coca-Cola Classic final”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – Although it was just three days before Christmas, there was a whiff of February in the air Wednesday night when the Forrest County AHS and Morton boys clashed in the final game of the Presbyterian Christian Christmas Bash. In an unusually intense contest for a holiday classic, …
Read More “Aggies drop thriller to Morton in PCS Christmas Bash 67-66”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – Although he was able to uncover some gems, Will Hall’s first recruiting class last year was something of a rush job, with Signing Day coming shortly after his hiring as head football coach at Southern Miss. Given a full year to recruit players to fit the vision …
Read More “Southern Miss adds 21 players on early Signing Day”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PETAL – Penalty kicks proved to be Petal’s downfall Tuesday night in a Region 6-6A showdown against Brandon. The Panthers surrendered a penalty kick in the first half, and PKs proved to be the difference after Petal rallied for a tying goal in the second half, as the Bulldogs …
Read More “Brandon prevails over Petal in PK shootout in 6-6A showdown”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – There wasn’t much to cheer about for the home team Saturday afternoon. Alabama dominated from start to finish, defeating Mississippi 20-0 in the 35th annual Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game at M.M. Roberts Stadium. It was the second consecutive victory in the series for Alabama and increased their advantage …
Read More “Alabama dominates Mississippi 20-0 in All-Star Game”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com We have come now to the end of the 2021 high school football season, and while it wasn’t as wildly, entertainingly chaotic as last season, it had plenty of great moments. Unlike a year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still raging across the country, disruptions due to Covid were …
Read More “State finals provide thrilling finish to prep football season”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Once again, it was overtime heartbreak for William Carey University. Only this time it wasn’t a golden goal but a penalty-kick shootout that denied the Lady Crusaders a second national title in the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championships at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. Tennessee …
Read More “Lady Crusaders fall in NAIA soccer final on PK shootout”
Here are the Mississippi Association of Coaches High School Football All-State Teams for all classes: CLASS 6A Coach of the Year: Toby Collums, Madison Central Overall/Offensive Player of the Year: Bray Hubbard, QB, Jr., Ocean Springs Defensive Player of the Year: Zxavian Harris, DL, Sr., Germantown First Team Offense Zach Wilke, QB, Sr., Hernando Joe Moss, RB, Sr., …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – As the final seconds ticked away, Picayune coach Cody Stogner embraced former longtime Maroon Tide coach Dodd Lee in a celebratory hug. Picayune wiped away two years of bad memories from its last trip to M.M. Roberts Stadium, a 38-26 loss to West Point in Lee’s final …
Read More “Picayune knocks off West Point 40-21 for 5A championship”
