SOUTH MISS 6 SPORTS

Prep Basketball: Trio of “Southern Six” squads head to Hattiesburg Friday for Coca-Cola Holiday event

Moss Point’s Kristen Bailey moves past St. Martin’s Emma Chester in recent action. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

HATTIESBURG — A trio of “Southern Six” prep basketball squads won’t have much time to shake off all of that Christmas Day dinner and all the fixings as all three will be back into action on the hardwood before there’s even a chance for a leftover fried turkey sandwich or two.

And that’s because those three squads, two boys’ teams and one on the female front, are all headed for Hattiesburg Friday morning to take part in the annual Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Holiday Tournament.

Moss Point’s Trelynn Anderson and his Tigers head to Hattiesburg Friday to face Jefferson Davis County in the annual Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Holiday Tournament. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
Gulfport’s Travor Frost heads up to the hoop for a dunk vs. Hancock in recent action for the Admirals. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

The two-day, 16 team event features 16 Mississippi squads with eight games scheduled per day on both Friday and Saturday before tourney champs are crowned in the true “tournament style” annual affair on Saturday night.

Both teams from Moss Point High are once again involved, as is the Gulfport boys team for the first time this year as well.

The MPHS Tigers are first up Friday afternoon taking on Jefferson Davis County, followed by their female counterparts against Laurel and then Gulfport takes on Brandon.

Moss Point’s Zaria Nettles scrambles for a loose ball vs. St. Martin in recent action. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
Moss Point’s Landyn Miller drives past moves past St. Martin’s Kiyara Lee in recent action. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Holiday Tournament

At Hattiesburg

Boys Bracket

Friday

10:30 a.m. — Richton vs. Sumrall

1:30 p.m. — Jefferson Davis County vs. Moss Point

4:30 p.m. — Gulfport vs. Brandon

7:30 p.m. — Oak Grove vs. Hattiesburg

Saturday

10:30 a.m. — Richton-Sumrall loser vs. Jefferson Davis County-Moss Point loser

1:30 p.m. — Gulfport-Brandon loser vs. Oak Grove-Hattiesburg loser

4:30 p.m. — Richton-Sumrall winner vs. Jefferson Davis County-Moss Point winner

7:30 p.m. — Gulfport-Brandon winner vs. Oak Grove-Hattiesburg winner

Girls Bracket

Friday

9 a.m. — Richton vs. Collins

Noon — Jefferson Davis County vs. Greene County

3 p.m. — Moss Point vs. Laurel

6 p.m. — Oak Grove vs. Hattiesburg

Saturday, Dec. 27

9 a.m. — Richton-Collins loser vs. Jefferson Davis County-Perry Central loser

Noon — Moss Point-Oak Grove loser vs. Greene County-Hattiesburg loser

3 p.m. — Richton-Collins winner vs. Jefferson Davis County-Perry Central winner

6 p.m. — Moss Point-Oak Grove winner vs. Greene County-Hattiesburg winner

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