By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

This week is an important week for most prep basketball players and teams in the “Southern Six” because only a few games remain in region play as the regular season winds down.

Each week until the first weekend in March at the overall state tournament in Jackson, SouthMiss6 Sports will be the place to be to keep up with the most complete and comprehensive info about all things prep basketball featuring stories and photos in the “Southern Six” counties of the state of Mississippi.

Each week, on Monday, we will take a look at at least five players and five games to keep an eye on as well as release our weekly “Super 7 in the Southern 6 Poll”.

Starting 5 in the “Southern 6

This week’s top Players were easy to choose. We saute the Pascagoula Panthers and the key contributors to the historic win streak they have been on as the consecutive victories is the longest such streak in school history for any athletic team.

1. Dorian McMillan, Pascagoula — The 6-foot-3 senior starting shooting guard.
2. Blake Nettles, Pascagoula — The 6-foot-3 sophomore starting small forward.
3. Chris North, Pascagoula —  The 6-foot-4 senior starting power forward.
4. Markeuse Grady, Pascagoula —  The 6-foot-6 senior starting center.
5. Kelan Rich, Pascagoula — The 6-foot-4 senior starting point guard.
6. (Sixth Men) Justin Roque and Cle’Darius Ross, Pascagoula — First two payers off the bench.

This week’s Games:

1. Bay High at Pass Christian (girls) — Tuesday
2. Pascagoula at Hancock (girls) — Tuesday
3. St. Martin at Biloxi (girls)— Tuesday
4. West Harrison at Pascagoula (boys) — Friday
5. Pass Christian at Gulfport (boys) — Saturday, 6:30 p.m., at Hoops Fest in Gulfport.

South Miss 6 Sports Super 7 Polls

Super 7 in the Southern 6 Prep Hoops Poll!!!!

(Jan. 8th)

(Our weekly poll is the ONLY one in the state of Mississippi that’s voted solely on by a panel of head basketball coaches)

Boys:

1. Pascagoula 18-1
2. Biloxi 16-6
3. Harrison Central 15-8
4. Picayune 18-6
5. Pass Christian 16-6
6. Ocean Springs 15-5
7. West Harrison 13-8

Girls:

1. Hancock 21-1
2. Biloxi 20
3. Harrison Central 19-3 
4. Bay High 17-5
5. St Martin 18-5
6. Pascagoula 10-8
7. D’Iberville 11-10