By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

PEARL — George County ace pitcher Preston McAdory made sure the final start of his career for the Rebels was a solid one.

And for that, McAdory is the “Southern Six Senior Spotlight” sponsored by Reese’s.

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

In game one of the Class 6A state championship series here at Trustmark Park Tuesday night, George County got an impressive performance on the mound from McAdory, the starting pitcher. He worked six solid one-hit stanzas, striking out nine in the process, and at one point he set down 11 straight Tiger batters.

McAdory had a no-hitter going through five innings, and he also set down the first two batters of the sixth stanza before allowing his only hit.

Saltillo went on to rally for four unanswered runs and stun GCHS 4-3 in eight innings, but McAdory didn’t factor in the final decision.

“He has been a workhorse over the past two years and has handled the big moments every time his number has been called,” GCHS head coach Brandon Davis said. “He will be missed at George County but we are excited about where he is headed. He could be the next guy on the list of drafted players from ‘The County’”.

McAdory, who was the number two guy for Davis on the hill for much of last season when the Rebels won the state title, quickly stepped up to assume the role of number one during his senior campaign. He went 7-4 this season with a miniscule 1.15 earned run average.

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.