By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer

PEARL — A pair of “Southern Six” senior standouts were recently honored for their play during their final campaigns for their respective schools.

Both Pass Christian’s Brenadan Necaise and Poplarville’s Brock Sheppard each were named Class 4A First Team as selected annually by members of The Mississippi Coaches Association. Necaise helped guide his Pirates to the second round of the Class 4A South State playoffs this season, while Sheppard helped lead the Hornets to a 21-10 overall mark and also to the second round of the Class 4A South State playoffs this season.

Sheppard’s teammate and classmate Jeremiah Moss was named Class 4A Second Team All-State as well. That honor coming on the heels of him being named Class 4A First Team All-State in football, after leading Poplarville to its first-ever state championship on the football field from his tight end spot last season.

Here are the complete teams:

CLASS 4A

Coach of the Year: Jason Smith, West Lauderdale

Players of the Year: JoJo Parker, INF/P, Sr., Purvis and Jacob Parker, OF/P, Sr., Purvis

First Team

Carter Horton, P, Sr., West Lauderdale

Ethan Burton, P, Sr., Newton County

Leo Odom, P, Sr., Sumrall

Kaden Padgett, INF, Sr. Northeast Jones

Jacob Wooten, INF, Sr., West Lauderdale

Landon Hawkins, INF, Sr., Sumrall

Brayden Maranto, INF, Sr., Amory

Cooper Johnson, OF, Sr., Newton County

Brock Shepard, OF, Sr., Poplarville

Cole Helton, OF, Sr., Greene County

Hayden Amis, C, Jr., Newton County

Drew Davis, UTL, So., Sumrall

Brenden Necaise, UTL, Sr., Pass Christian

Cooper Waddell, UTL, Sr., Itawamba AHS

Second Team

Ryne Herrington, P, Sr., Northeast Jones

Reid Garrett, P, Jr., Caledonia

Kade Lawler, P, Jr., Purvis

Camden Thoms, INF, Sr., Newton County

Reece Atkinson, INF, So., Kosciusko

Adam Smith, INF, Sr., Houston

Drew Swan, INF, Sr., Purvis

Xavier Thompson, OF, So., West Lauderdale

Braelyn Harrison, OF, Jr., Sumrall

Carter Wiginton, OF, Northeast Jones

John Austin Wood, C, Sr., Itawamba AHS

Ethan Walker, UTL, Sr., Purvis

Jeremiah Moss, UTL, Sr., Poplarville

Beau Crum, UTL, Jr., Tishomingo County