By Maurice Singleton/Sports Writer

PASS CHRISTIAN – Paris Trivillion rushed for 276 yards and passed for 244 yards in the Pass Christian Pirates (12-0) 35-28 win over Columbia (7-5) in the second round of the state 4A playoffs on Friday night.

The Pirates trailed Columbia 7-0 after the visitors scored on the game’s opening drive. Trivillion would pick up 34 yards on a quarterback draw on the Pirates first snap, but the offense failed to pick up another first down on their first possession.

But their second possession was the start of three consecutive Pirates’ scoring drives as Trivillion would first connect with Brandon Laneaux for a 64-yard scoring pass. Then on the first snap of the next possession, Trivillion would break through the line of scrimmage for a 56-yard keeper for the score.

The Wildcats fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and the Pirates capitalized with a 5-play drive, capped by a 10-yard pass from Trivillion to Kaiden Mooney in the end zone to go up 21-7 with 9:25 left on the second-quarter clock. The three scores happened over a span of only three minutes and seven seconds.

“Sometimes he’s a one-man wrecking show,” Pirates coach Jeff Stockstill said of Trivillion. “Big time players make big time plays in big games. He’s that guy for us.”

The Pirates would advance the ball inside the red zone as the first half came to a close as Trivillion would break into the Wildcats secondary for a 72-yard run to the visitors’ 10-yard line. But the Pirates failed to put up points as the drive ended in Trivillion being sacked on fourth down.

The Pirates would open the second half with an eleven-play drive to the Wildcats 5-yard line, but the drive would end as the Wildcats blocked the Pirates field goal attempt.

“I’ve got to get some better plays called in the red zone,” said Stockstill. “I felt like we should have scored there before halftime and then right after halftime. But all wins are good wins and we’ll take it.”

Columbia would tie the game up at 21-21 on their first possession of the second half as they would cap and 11-play drive with a Kaven Bridges scoring carry from a yard out.

The Pirates would answer with a four-play drive as Trivillion would connect with Laneaux twice, first on a 19-yard pass play and two plays later on 27-yard scoring toss. Trivillion would pick up 19 yards on a quarterback keeper on the play between the two pass plays.

Pass would take a two-score lead at 35-21 with 1:22 left on the game clock as Trivillion scored his second rushing touchdown of the night from 6 yards out.

Columbia capped a 5-play drive on their ensuing possession with a 7-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left on the game clock to close out the game’s scoring.

“They made a couple more plays than we did,” said Columbia’s coach Chip Bilderback. “Paris Trivillion is a great player. And credit to them, they beat a really good football team.”

Pass High advances to the third round of the 4A state playoffs with a home game against Mendenhall next Friday.