Prep Football Roundup: Poplarville, Greene County set for battle in Region 8-4A while Moss Point finishes 0-9
Poplarville quarterback Sydney Blackmon hands off to running back Jacob Lambert in recent action for the Hornets. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer
Poplarville maintained the best record in the “Southern Six” and set up a battle for supremacy in Region 8-4A with a big 49-7 win on the road over Bay High at McCulloch Stadium Friday night. The Hornets moved to 3-0 with the win, and will host Greene County for the top seed in the region race next Friday.
Poplarville tight end Jeremiah Moss scores a touchdown in recent action for the Hornets. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
The Wildcats also moved to 3-0 in league play with a 54-19 thumping of visiting Moss Point Friday night. The loss ended the season for the Tigers ate 0-9, and marked the first win-less campaign for once mighty Moss Point in 72 years, since 1952.
Moss Point quarterback KeVon Ford looks for running room in recent action for the Tigers. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)Moss Point first-year head coach Julius Bridges and his Tigers ended the season at 0-9 Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
Here is the complete scoreboard from Friday night in the “Southern Six”: Picayune 49, Long Beach 7 Poplarville 49, Bay High 7 Sacred Heart 41, Resurrection 14 Stone 17, Wayne County 13 Tylertown 54, St. Patrick 7 Vancleave 41, Laurel 33 D’Iberville 31, Harrison Central 0
In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)In this sequence of photos, Hattiesburg’s Tristen Keys looks to get past PRC defender Luke Herring Friday night. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gautier 35, East Central 21 George County 68, West Harrison 49 Greene County 54, Moss Point 19 Gulfport 42, St. Martin 7 Hattiesburg 42, Pearl River Central 0 Ocean Springs 34, Biloxi 14 Pascagoula 42, Hancock 27 Perry Central 50, St. Stanislaus 28
Poplarville tight end Jeremiah Moss (left) and teammate Aiden Berger celebrate a recent Hornet touchdown. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
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