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Prep Football: For the second time in three seasons, Brandon ends the year for Ocean Springs
By STAN CALDWELL/Sports Writer OCEAN SPRINGS – It’s another year, another disappointment for Ocean Springs in the high school football playoffs. The Greyhounds came up short in the Class 7A South State finals against Brandon, dropping a 31-13 decision Friday… Continue reading
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Prep Football: Unbeaten Hattiesburg ends Picayune’s season with a thrilling 39-35 win Friday night
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director PICAYUNE — After winning back-to-back state championships in 2021 and 2022, for the second straight season Picayune has come up one step short in playing for another title.Visiting and unbeaten Hattiesburg rallied from behind four separate… Continue reading
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Prep Football: Poplarville quarterback Sydney Blackmon is the “Reese’s Southern Six Senior Spotlight” this week
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director POPLARVILLE — The next “Southern Six” Senior Spotlight sponsored by Reese’s of the school year is Sydney Blackmon of Poplarvlle. Each week throughout the school year, we here at SouthMiss6 Sports will highlight a senior student/athlete… Continue reading
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Prep Football: Poplarville is once again playing on Black Friday; Complete playoff pairings are here
By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer FOREST — Just like that annual tradition of going shopping the day after Thanksgiving, Poplarville is playing in the Class 4A South State championship game once again on Black Friday as well. The Hornets are on… Continue reading
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Prep Football: Ocean Springs hosts Brandon for the second time in three seasons Friday night in South State
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director OCEAN SPRINGS — For the second time in three seasons, Ocean Springs is hosting Brandon on Black Friday with a berth in the overall state championship football game in the largest classification in the state.The Greyhounds… Continue reading
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Prep Football: Gautier hosting first-ever South State championship game as Ole’ Brook comes calling Friday night
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director GAUTIER — If there’s one objective his Gautier football team has accomplished over the past three seasons with three straight trips to the Class 5A South State championship game it’s this for Gator head coach Marc… Continue reading
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Prep Football: “Rock’s Locks” returns with more prime prep pigskin prognostications
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Week number 14 of the prep football season is upon us. And Rock’s Locks is back for more prime prep pigskin picks. Rock’s Locks checked in with a 6-1 mark as we wind the season down.… Continue reading
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Prep Football: For the first time ever, two Jackson County teams will host South State title games on the same night
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director JACKSON COUNTY — Over the 43 years since a state-wide playoff system was implemented in Mississippi for prep football purposes, this year will mark 15 times that a team from Jackson County has hosted a South… Continue reading
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Prep Basketball: “A Thanksgiving Feature” — St. Martin’s Pavlus credits family and more for earning his 300th career win
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director ST. MARTIN — Veteran St. Martin head coach Charlie Pavlus has one more thing to be thankful for as he sits down in his home with his family to enjoy a bountiful Holiday meal with his… Continue reading
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Prep Football: Picayune hosts Hattiesburg in the “Sonic of South Mississippi Big Game of the Week”
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director PICAYUNE — As far as Picayune is concerned, for the third straight season, a team is going into the South State championship game unbeaten.And now, ironically enough, the Maroon Tide hopes to be the one that… Continue reading









