Picayune Maroon Tide celebrates second straight Gold Ball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- If Picayune was to win its second straight gold ball, the Maroon Tide would have to take down West Point for the second straight year,…
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Picayune perfect en route to second straight gold ball
News 25’s Jeff Haeger is in Hattiesburg where the Picayune Maroon Tide just won the 5A State Championship. The Maroon Tide are back-to-back 5A State champions after…
5A State Championship Game: Picayune Maroon Tide defeats West Point
All kinds of history on the line tonight for the Picayune football team going for its first-ever perfect season and the first back-to-back state championships in…
Picayune Maroon Tide on a mission to repeat as 5A State Champions
The Picayune football team has won 25 games in a row, but that winning streak won’t mean nearly as much if the Maroon Tide…
High School Football is Everything in Picayune
All season long, you’ve seen the commercials, you’ve seen the promos, you’ve seen our Friday Night Showcase all based around the same theme music: High School Football is Everything.…
Picayune Power: Maroon Tide on the brink of perfection
Back in 2019, the Picayune football team made it all the way to the 5A State Championship game still undefeated, ready to send the legendary Dodd Lee…
Picayune RB Dante Dowdell receives 5A Mr. Football Award
Senior running back Dante Dowdell became the first-ever Picayune player to receive the Mr. Football Award for Class 5A, fresh off the Maroon Tide’s South State championship…
South State bound players, coaches give thanks
Four high school football teams from the six Coastal counties are hours away from their date with destiny in South State. With the help of our News 25 Friday…
South State Preview, Part IV: Stone eyes more history in 4A semifinals vs. Mendenhall
WIGGINS, Miss. -- For the first time since 1991, the Stone football team is practicing over Thanksgiving, fresh off its first district title since 1994. After starting the season with back-to-back losses - albeit…
South State Preview, Part III: Picayune still perfect ahead of 5A semifinals rematch vs. Gautier
PICAYUNE, Miss. -- The Picayune football team is still the defending 5A state champions until proven otherwise, and so far, no one has proven otherwise as the Maroon Tide finds itself back in the…
Picayune advances to second straight 5A South State title game with 28-17 comeback win over West Jones
PICAYUNE, Miss. -- It wasn't easy for the Maroon Tide, but the defending 5A state champions are still the reigning champs until proven otherwise, after coming back from a 17-7 halftime deficit to…
Stone claims first South State championship game bid in 31 years with 32-28 comeback win over Poplarville
PERKINSTON, Miss. -- The Tomcats continue to make history as the first Stone team to advance to a South State championship game since 1991, as they comeback to win 32-28 over Poplarville, who had…
Gautier advances to first-ever 5A South State title game with 42-21 win over Vancleave
GAUTIER, Miss. -- After the Gators took down Region 4 Class 5A rival Vancleave by 27 points last month, it was more of the same in November, as they win 42-21 to advance to…
Ocean Springs punches ticket to 6A South State title game with 42-25 revenge win over Oak Grove
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- The Greyhounds keep their undefeated dream season alive with a 42-25 win over the Warriors, the same team that knocked them out of the playoffs in the second…
Six Coast teams left in high school football playoffs
The second round of the high school football playoffs is less than 24 hours away and six Coast teams are still in the mix for a trip…
Gautier’s Kaden Irving receives U.S Army Bowl jersey
Less then a week after signing a National Letter of Intent to play baseball with Ole Miss, Kaden Irving was the man of the hour at his very…
High School Football: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. Laurel
Defending 5A State Champion Picayune, led by Mr. Football for Class 5A Dante Dowdell, ready to roll tide roll over Laurel. Picayune wins 24-9 and heads…
High School Football: Gautier Gators vs. Wayne County War Eagles
Before last week, the Gautier football program was riding its first eight-game winning streak in 23 years. Picayune needed overtime to defend its Region 4 Class 5A title,…
High School Football: Gulfport Admirals vs. Warren Central
Over at Gulfport, two-seed Admirals looking for their first opening round win since 2019, playing host to Warren Central out of Region 3. Warren Central wins 38-6,…
High School Football: Ocean Springs Greyhounds vs. Northwest Rankin Cougars
The high school football playoffs are underway across the entire state tonight and it’s pretty safe to say the Gulf Coast is going to have some first-round…
Bray Hubbard, Dante Dowdell win coveted Mr. Football awards
The high school football regular season has come and gone and two Coast teams have separated themselves above the rest, undefeated Ocean Springs in 6A and undefeated Picayune in…
High School Football: St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws vs. Port Gibson Blue Waves
St. Stanislaus just missing the one-seed in Region 8 Class 3A, but still hosting in the first round, Port Gibson the three-seed out of Region…
High School Football: Stone Tomcats vs. Sumrall Bobcats
One of the best stories all year, Stone winning its first district title since 1994, the one seed out of Region 8 hosting Sumrall, the four-seed out of…
High School Football: Poplarville Hornets vs. Pass Christian Pirates
The month of November is officially upon us and so are the high school playoffs. Starting out in Poplarville where the Hornets have much loftier goals than…