high school football

25 Teams in 25 Days: George County Rebels

Stop number 23 on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ is the furthest away from our station here at WXXV and it’s really not even close. But George County is always worth the drive, especially when Lucedale is home…

Emily Goss helmet stickers unveiled at Hancock football

Back at stop number 11, Hancock football is following through with its plan to honor the late Emily Goss during the 2019 season. Yesterday, the Hawks unveiled the helmet stickers to be worn by every varsity player throughout the 11-game…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Resurrection Catholic Eagles

News 25’s “25 Teams in 25 Days” is finally making its way down to the 1A ranks to visit Resurrection Catholic at stop number 22. RCS may be the smallest MHSAA school on the Gulf Coast, but the Eagles usually…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Vancleave Bulldogs

As the start of high school football draws near, so does the end of News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days.’ Rounding out the 4A teams is Vancleave High School, where the first year of the Kevin Fant Era is…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Long Beach Bearcats

Four weeks down, one to go on News 25’s “25 Teams in 25 Days” where it’s Long Beach at stop number 20. For the Bearcats, last year’s desired outcome didn’t match up with the end result and now they’re doubling…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Pass Christian Pirates

The 19th school on News 25’s “25 Teams in 25 Days” is less than 24 or 25 hours away from hitting somebody else. On jamboree eve, Pass Christian can’t get year one of the Blake Pennock era started soon enough,…

25 Teams in 25 Days: St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws

St. Stanislaus is stop number 18 on News 25’s '25 Teams in 25 Days.’ Having made the playoffs in each of the last six years, the Rock-A-Chaws are pretty consistently doing all the big things right. Heading into 2019 it…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Ocean Springs Greyhounds

Last year, the Ocean Springs football program was a hot topic on the national scene, thanks to Homecoming Queen turned overtime hero turned overnight viral sensation Kaylee Foster. But the Greyhounds weren’t just a good story, they were actually good.…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Harrison Central Red Rebels

For better or for worse, the biggest surprise this high school football season might just be stop number 16 on News 25’s “25 Teams in 25 Days.” Last year, Harrison Central produced its first winning season since 2013, but returns…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Stone Tomcats

Just one year removed from its last playoff win, the Stone football program is still trending in the right direction under the watch of John Feaster. The Tomcats have been a perennial contender ever since he got to town, but…

25 Teams in 25 Days: St. Martin Yellowjackets

The tides are starting to turn at stop number 14 on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days.’ All of a sudden, St. Martin is becoming a regular in the class 6A playoffs, but the program is still in search…

25 Teams in 25 Days: D’Iberville Warriors

Already more than halfway home on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ at stop number 13. That’s where we find the D’Iberville High School football program, just two years removed from its last Region 4 Class 6A championship. But…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Bay High Tigers

The next stop on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ is a bit of a transformation Tuesday under the leadership of first-year Head Coach Eric Collins. After six straight losing seasons, the Bay High football program is finally starting…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Hancock Hawks

Normally dubbed a Christmas in July kind of holiday, this year’s first official day of MHSAA sanctioned practice falls on August 5th. After waiting more than nine months for this day to come, what’s another half hour lightning delay at…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Picayune Maroon Tide

We’ve hit double digits here on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ with Picayune serving as stop number 10 on tour. That seems pretty fitting, considering the Maroon Tide has hit double-digit wins in six out of the past…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Pascagoula Panthers

Stop number nine of News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ doesn’t really feel like it’s coming off a 1-10 season especially considering Pascagoula dominance over the past decade, a couple down years appear to be the exception to the…

25 Teams in 25 Days: West Harrison

Perhaps the team with the most to prove out of any on the Gulf Coast, West Harrison lines up as stop number eight on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days.’ During their first ten years as a football program,…

25 Teams in 25 Days: East Central Hornets

Stop number seven on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days, and go figure, a team with 25 seniors. After running the table in Region 8 Class 4A for the past two years, East Central is now looking to turn…

25 teams in 25 Days: Poplarville Hornets

For the second time in three years, Class 4A South runs through stop number six on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days.’ There’s no indication of that changing heading into 2019, with Poplarville reloaded and back for another shot…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Pearl River Central

There’s a quote that reads ‘the best things in life don’t come easy, but those things are the ones worth the sacrifice.’ Sounds like something the Pearl River Central football program would have written right around the time Jacob Owen…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Moss Point Tigers

Perhaps the best view on all of News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days,’ Moss Point is lakeside, getting ready for the 2019 season. But the Tigers are more fixated on the view from inside the fieldhouse and the finishing…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Biloxi Indians

If there’s any school on the Gulf Coast that thinks it can take its division by storm this season, it is stop number three on News 25’s ‘25 Teams in 25 Days.’ The Biloxi Indians are oozing with confidence heading…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Gulfport Admirals

Still heavy-hearted at stop number two on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’, Gulfport High School is less than three weeks removed from the tragic loss of former Admiral Zae Crain, and yet exactly a month away from playing…