Prep Football: West Harrison hands Moss Point a Homecoming hammering, 48-6

West Harrison running back Jordan Stapleton barges into the Moss Point secondary Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer

MOSS POINT — Don’t look now, but suddenly surging West Harrison has won four straight games.
The Hurricanes stormed into Dantzler Stadium and blew away home-standing Moss Point 48-13 on Homecoming night for the Tigers Friday night. West Harrison stands 4-1 for the third straight season, while Moss Point drops to 0-5 overall.
West Harrison scored on seven of its first eight possessions of the game, taking a 48-6 halftime lead in the process and breezed to the win.

Moss Point’s Jayden Brown stretches out for a catch Friday night against West Harrison. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

West Harrison running back Trey Harris carries a Moss Point defender with him on a run Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Moss Point quarterback Ke’von Ford splits a pair of West Harrison defenders on a run Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

The home team actually scored first in this one, as Moss Point quarterback Ke’Von Ford scampered 56-yards for a touchdown less than two minutes into the game to put the Tigers up 6-0.
West Harrison, however, would respond with 48 straight points over the next 22 minutes plus to secure the lead and seal the deal before the bands took the field at halftime.
The Hurricanes came right back with a two-yard scoring plunge by Jordan Stapleton to make it make it 7-6 at the 7:22 mark of the opening period, and followed that up with another touchdown run from Stapleton on the next possession this one from 19-yards out to make it 14-6 with a little less than three minutes to go in the quarter.

Moss Point running back Alex Nettles breaks free from a West Harrison defenderFriday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

West Harrison running back Trey Harris looks for running room against Moss Point Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Moss Point’s Jayden Brown breaks free from a West Harrison defender Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

The second stanza was more of the same, as Sean Fairley darted nine yards for a score less than two minutes in and Stapleton was back at it with a 66-yard touchdown dash mid-way through the frame and all of a sudden it was 28-6.
The Hurricanes weren’t done, as they added three more touchdowns in the final 2:11 before halftime. Jeremy Jones scored on a five yard run and Stapleton added a 40-yard jaunt to make it 41-6, and with :22 ticks left on the clock Trey Harris sprinted 60-yards for a score to send West Harrison into the locker room with that 48-6 lead.

West Harrison running back Trey Harris barges into the Moss Point defense Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Moss Point running back Alex Nettles looks for running room against West Harrison Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

West Harrison running back Jordan Stapleton tries to get past Moss Point defender Warrick Holmes Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

With a running clock, the only scoring in the second half came on an eight yard run by Moss Point running back Alex Nettles early in the fourth period.
Moss Point remains at home for the third straight week next week to welcome in perennial state power Poplarville to open Region 8-4A play, while West Harrison enjoys an open date.