Biloxi wide out Tristain Haynes hauls in a catch against George County earlier this season. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

BILOXI — The next “Southern Six” Senior Spotlight sponsored by Reese’s of the new school year is Tristain Haynes of Biloxi.

Each week throughout the school year, we here at SouthMiss6 Sports will highlight a senior student/athlete in the “Southern Six” to honor.

It’s pretty unusual when a wide receiver leads a football team in scoring in a season, but that’s exactly what the 5-foot-10, 165-pound Haynes has done so far for the Indians this year.

Haynes leads Biloxi in touchdowns with six and is also the leading receiver for the Indians during new head coach Jamey Dubose’s first year at the helm. Haynes has recorded 36 catches for almost 500 yards and is averaging a whopping 14.7 yards a catch this season with a long reception of 56-yards.

Last week, Biloxi wrapped up its first regular season under the guidance of Dubose in exciting and successful fashion as the Indians tallied 14 unanswered points in a span of one minute and 10 seconds in the final two minutes of the game to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat with a spine-tingling 24-23 win over neighboring rival D’Iberville in Region 4-7A play.

Haynes hooked up with Indian quarterback Wyatt Pyron on three key scoring strikes including a 20-yard touchdown toss with 1:31 to play and another less than 30 seconds later from 15-yards out to complete the quick comeback.

He also had a catch on a 22-yard skinny post for a touchdown at the 4:45 mark of the opening period.

Haynes, a multi-sport standout that also plays baseball and has played basketball for BHS, leads his Indians into the opening round of the Class 7A South State playoffs Friday night on the road against perennial state power Oak Grove.

The Reese’s company has long been a big supporter of current and former high school student/athletes all over the Southeast.

For over a decade now, Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups has been the title sponsor of The Senior Bowl played annually in Mobile, Ala.

In addition to its new partnership with the Senior Bowl, the Reese’s® brand is also the official candy partner of the NCAA® and the title sponsor of the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Reese’s® College All-Star Game, which features the top Division I senior basketball student-athletes from around the country and is played the weekend of the NCAA Men’s Final Four®.

“The Reese’s brand is excited to continue our partnership with the Senior Bowl,” said Drew Iddings, Director, Promotions and Planning, The Hershey Company.  “We are confident that this partnership will continue to solidify the Reese’s brand’s leadership in collegiate athletics as well as honor senior student-athletes who achieved success on and off the field during their athletic careers.”

The 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl will take place on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM CT at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The game and practices will be televised on the NFL Network. 

The Reese’s Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama the past 75 years.  More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 1100 media members from around the country were credentialed this year. This past April, the game produced 110 total picks, representing 43 percent of the entire NFL draft.