Celebrations continue in Picayune as Maroon Tide football championship parade rolls through
In Picayune, there’s a motto that goes ‘we can, we will, we must.’ After beating West Point 40-21 in the 5A state title game…
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Coast high school football players prepping for Mississippi Alabama All-Star Game
In a who’s who of high school football super stardom, the Gulf Coast is responsible for more who’s in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game than any…
Student Athlete of the Week: Picayune Football’s Dante Dowdell
Striking while the iron’s hot for this week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week and there may not be a Mississippi High School football player hotter right…
Picayune running back Dante Dowdell third in the state in rushing
In 14 games this season, Picayune running back Dante Dowdell has racked up 2,406 yards rushing which equates to 1.37 miles. Thankfully, the Maroon Tide…
Picayune Maroon Tide facing West Point in rematch of 2019 5A Title Game
In December of 2019, the Picayune football program went on a bad first date, but after doing a couple years of soul searching,…
Student Athlete of the Week: Moss Point’s Kaleb Raston
Region three champs three years running, Moss Point’s football season didn’t end quite how they wanted it to, losing to Poplarville in the second round of the…
5A South State Championship Preview: Picayune vs Laurel
Picayune is another perennial powerhouse that is no stranger to holding Thanksgiving week practices, having been to the South State Championship now four times in the last six years. Back in the semi-finals…
4A South State Championship Preview: Poplarville vs Columbia
Nothing goes better together than turkey and football practice and Poplarville can attest to that. The Hornets are practicing over Thanksgiving break for the sixth consecutive year as they prepare for their 4-A…
Picayune continues 5A domination with 28-3 second round win over Brookhaven
Picayune never left any doubt in its second round playoff game, taking down Brookhaven, 28-3. The Maroon Tide are the highest-scoring team on the Coast heading into its South State bout with Laurel the…
Poplarville advances to 6th straight South State title game with 21-12 win over Mendenhall
The Hornets scored 21 unanswered points in the first half, en route to a 21-12 win over Mendenhall. The third round victory sends Poplarville to the 4A South State title game for the sixth…
Ocean Springs falls just short of South State in 28-21 loss to Oak Grove
On Friday night, Ocean Springs fell just short of advancing to the South State title game for the first time in 12 years, by way of a 28-21 defeat to Oak Grove. The Greyhounds…
Ocean Springs football eyes first trip to South State since ‘09
Ocean Springs is one of three high school football teams from the Gulf Coast with a chance to punch its ticket to South State tonight.…
Ocean Springs football hosting Oak Grove in 6A second round Friday
Ever since Ocean Springs beat Clinton by one point in double overtime all the way back in week one, the Greyhounds haven’t played a game…
Gautier’s Bryson Hurst decommits from Ole Miss
Four Star Gautier Offensive Lineman Bryson Hurst, also playing in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, also decommitted from Ole Miss. He says his recruitment is one hundred percent back open…
High School Football: Brandon vs. Harrison Central
Tall task for Harrison Central, the four seed out of region 4 6A, paying a visit to three champion Brandon. Brandon-39 Harrison Central-13 Warren Central-30 D’Iberville-21 Oak Grove-33 Gulfport-7…
High School Football: Picayune vs. Hattiesburg
D’Iberville the only team to beat Picayune this season. After that, Maroon Tide ripping off seven straight wins to run the table in region 4 class 5A, playing host to…
High School Football: Moss Point vs. Poplarville
If you’re looking for a stat to illustrate Poplarville’s post-season dominance in recent years, here it is. The Hornets are 21-1 in their last 22 November games, their only…
High School Football: Ocean Springs vs. Pearl
It’s time for the playoffs on News 25 Friday Night Showcase. This is week 12 on November 12th, and there are 11 Coast teams still playing. How many will…
Ocean Springs football turning up the postseason heat
Friday Night means high school playoff football! Undefeated Ocean Springs is one of 11 Coast teams continuing the quest for a gold ball tonight. News 25’s Jeff Haeger…
High School Football: Morton vs. St. Stanislaus
St. Stanislaus on the road at Morton. Morton-42 St. Stanislaus-31
High School Football: Mendenhall vs. Stone
Stone Tomcats on the road taking on Mendenhall. Mendenhall-29 Stone-15
High School Football: Poplarville vs. Raymond
And what would the 4A playoffs be without the Poplarville Hornets? Reigning 4A South State champions for the fourth time in five years playing host to the Raymond Rangers. Poplarville-42…
High School Football: Bay High vs. Quitman
Out of every high school football team on the Coast, Bay High is the one playoff team with the best comeback story. The Tigers are coming off their third…
High School Football: Moss Point vs. Northeast Jones
Moss Point started the non-district portion of the season with a record of just 1-3, but that was then. And this is now and the Tigers have been…