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Prep Football: Greyhounds host Warriors in key Region 4-7A showdown

A football coach wearing a black shirt and cap walks on the field, holding a whistle. The background shows players in blue and white uniforms preparing for practice.
Ocean Springs head coach Jake Bramlett and his Greyhounds host D’Iberville in a key Region 4-7A game this week. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

By Curtis Rockwell/Sports Director

OCEAN SPRINGS — While St. Martin hosts Gulfport in one battle for the early lead in the Region 4-7A race Thursday night, yet another key encounter in the league is taking place just down the road in west Jackson County.

D’Iberville, which sits atop the loop with a 2-0 mark so far along with the Yellow Jackets, heads to Ocean Springs for a contest with just as many state playoff implications. In fact, early indications are that these four teams, in al likelihood, will be the quartet to represent the region come Class 7A South State playoff time next month, with only the seeding left to be decided.

A football player wearing a white jersey with 'Warriors' printed on it runs with a football in a stadium, while opponents in red uniforms pursue him.
D’Iberville running back Chan Harvey breaks free vs. Pascagoula in recent action. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A football player from Ocean Springs High School, wearing a silver helmet and white jersey with blue accents, runs with a football on the field during a night game.
Ocean Springs running back Lanny Waltman will look for some open field vs. D’Iberville this week. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

The Greyhounds and Warriors meet for the 45th time on the gridiron this week. Ocean Springs has won five straight over DHS, after stopping a five game Warriors’ winning streak in the series in 2021. You couldn’t get much more even than this series over the past decade with OSHS now up 7-5 over the past 12 meetings.

The Warriors and St. Martin stand alone currently atop the region race at 2-0 after a DHS win over West Harrison last week and Harrison Central to open league play the week before.

Meanwhile, after winning four straight league titles from 20210-2024. Ocean Springs got thumped on the road in Gulfport last week 42-3. Those Admirals also snapped the program record 25-game region win streak for the Greyhounds last year, as Gulfport captured its first region title in six seasons and first since winning three straight from 2017-2019.

A high school football game in action, featuring players in white and black uniforms on offense and red and blue uniforms on defense, with players engaged in a dynamic play on the field.
D’Iberville quarterback Jordan Walley and his Warriors head to Ocean Springs for a key Region 4-7A game this week. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A young football player in an Ocean Springs uniform, wearing a helmet and holding a football, prepares to pass during a game.
Khalif Ragins of Ocean Springs has filled several key roles for the Greyhounds so far this season. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

The Greyhounds, who beat Biloxi 21-14 on the road to open league play two weeks ago, now sit alone in fourth place at 1-1.

The top four teams in the final regular season standings qualify for the state playoffs.

Elsewhere in the region race this week, West Harrison hosts Harrison Central in a battle between two of the three teams that sit win-less at 0-2 and. 0-1, respectively, so far in the league standings.

Biloxi is off this week. The Indians are also 0-2, after losses to both OSHS at home and St. Martin on the road last week.

A football coach speaks intently to a player on the sidelines during a night game.
D’Iberville head coach Josh Ladner and his Warriors head to Ocean Springs for a key Region 4-7A game this week. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
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