SOUTH MISS 6 SPORTS

December 10, 2024

Prep Football Notebook: Moss Point maintains series with two Jackson County rivals; Poplarville tops final “Super 7 Poll”

Moss Point and Pascagoula will open the football season against each other once again next year. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

MOSS POINT — Despite Moss Point not knowing who the new head football coach will be just yet, it is known that the Tigers will be facing a pair of longtime rivals on the gridiron once the new mentor is in place.

SouthMiss6 Sports has learned that Moss Point will once again open the season in the annual “Battle of the Cats” against arch-rival Pascagoula and the Tigers will also face Jackson County rival Gautier in September once again.

The pre-region part of the schedule for all teams across the state of Mississippi has to be re-worked every two years after the bi-annual reclassification process by the Mississippi High School Activities Association. And all teams across the “Southern Six” are currently putting the final touches on their respective schedules for the next two seasons.

Next year will mark the 11th time in the past 13 seasons that the Panthers and Tigers have opened the season against one another. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Moss Point and Pascagoula just met for the 84th time on the football field this past season. Next year will mark the 11th time in the past 13 seasons that the Panthers and Tigers have opened the season against one another, after almost five decades of meeting in the regular season finale. Pascagoula has owned the series of late, going 10-2 on the field against MPHS since veteran head coach Lewis Sims left the Tigers to take the helm at PHS.

Moss Point and Gautier will face off on the football season against each other once again next year. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

As for Gautier, next year’s game the 21st all-time meeting on the football field between these two Jackson County foes in a series that dates back to 2001. Moss Point leads the series 12-8, but Gautier has won four straight and five out of the past six games.

Moss Point and Gautier will meet once more on the football field next year. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

“Super 7” in the “Southern 6”

Every Tuesday through the second week in December, we will publish our “Super 7 in the Southern 6” weekly football poll involving all 24 prep football teams in our coverage area.

Poplarville running back Ty Keys helped guide his Hornets to their first-ever state football championship over the weekend. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

The weekly poll is the only one in the state that is voted on by a panel of veteran sportswriters, a few selected area coaches and other media members.

This week is the FINAL rankings for 2024.

“Super 7 in the Southern 6”

Poplarville
Gautier
Picayune
Ocean Springs
Pascagoula
George County
Stone

Poplarville finished the season atop the “Super 7 in the Southern Six” Poll. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

“Super 7” in the “Southern 6” Basketball Poll

Every week throughout the second week of March we will we will publish our “Super 7 in the Southern 6” weekly prep basketball for both boys and girls polls involving all 48 prep basketball teams in our coverage area.

The weekly poll is the only one in the state that is voted on by a panel of veteran sportswriters, a few selected area coaches and other media members.Tuesday through the second week in December, we will publish our “Super 7 in the Southern 6” weekly poll involving all 24 prep football teams in our coverage area.

Our first hoops polls of the season will be revealed on Wednesday of this week after Tuesday night’s games