25 Teams in 25 Days: Gautier Gators
Here at News 25, we have the honor of claiming 25 high school football teams from across the six coastal counties as our own. “25 Teams in 25 Days” is back for a second straight year to kick off the…
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MHSAA high school football rule changes
A couple of new rules are coming to the high school football ranks in 2019, passed down by the Mississippi High School Activities Association. For starters, a 40-second play clock from the time the previous play is blown dead as…
St. Patrick hires new football head coach
Today, St. Patrick Catholic High School officials announced the football program’s next head coach to be Trey Bailey. He joins the Fighting Irish after stops at St. Andrew’s, Raymond, and most recently Richland where he led the Rangers to just…
D’Iberville hires new head football coach
Larry Dolan’s success as a football coach in Mississippi is well-documented and so is D’Iberville’s football tradition. Now, they get the chance to win a possible second state championship together. Yesterday, the Harrison County School Board approved Dolan as the…
No. 15 recruit in Mississippi flips to Ole Miss
A big flip right before National Signing Day late last night with the Ole Miss Rebels landing one of the best players in all of Mississippi for the class of 2019. John Rhys Plumlee out of Oak Grove had a…
Ocean Springs RB Micah Kelly shuts down recruitment
There’s nothing wrong with doing a little double-checking and that’s what Ocean Springs running back Micah Kelly did with his college football future. The man is sticking with Toledo despite having briefly reopened his recruitment to explore late offers from…
D’Iberville QB Jaden Walley now sitting on 10 Division I offers
Over at D’Iberville, quarterback Jaden Walley is now sitting on a pile of 10 Division I offers, having most recently received a look from Tulane earlier today. That’s not even the half of it, with the rising senior raking in…
St. Martin running back Ham McGee shuts down recruitment
When St. Martin running back Ham McGee was added to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game roster in December, it validated his late surge in college recruitment. Now, that recruitment process is officially closed. The graduating senior announced his decision on Twitter…
Vancleave football coaching update: Kevin Fant unofficially hired
Over at Vancleave, the Bulldogs look to make their new head coaching hire official this week with Kevin Fant coming over from East Central. He’ll be taking over for long-time head man Lavon Capers who’s taking Scott Sisson’s old job…
D’Iberville Quarterback Jaden Walley up to six Division I offers
The recruitment process for D’Iberville Quarterback Jaden Walley is really starting to heat up with the former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week now sitting on six division I offers. Alcorn State was the first to reach out when…
Ocean Springs football: Micah Kelly commits to Toledo
Today, Ocean Springs running back Micah Kelly committed to the University of Toledo over five other division I FBS offers. A three star recruit, Kelly didn’t start to generate a lot of buzz until the 2018 season, but now the…
Jim Bloomfield leaving St. Patrick football
Long-time high school football coach Jim Bloomfield is stepping down from his post as the head man at St. Patrick. The story was first reported by the Sun Herald and was later confirmed by WXXV. Bloomfield tells News 25 there…
Ocean Springs Football: Micah Kelly offered by Akron
The recruiting profile of Ocean Springs running back Micah Kelly continuing to pick up steam as National Signing Day fast approaches. On Thursday, the three-star Greyhound pulled in some love from Akron which makes it six FBS division I offers.…
George County’s McKinnley Jackson offered by Nebraska Football
George County defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson has yet another college option to consider after receiving an offer from Nebraska on Wednesday. Back in October, the five star defensive tackle narrowed his list of schools down to 14, but he might…
Pass Christian hires Blake Pennock as head football coach
Pass Christian has a new head man for football. Blake Pennock is now the captain of the Pirates, replacing Casey Wittman, who stepped down back in October. Pennock most recently served as the offensive coordinator at Clinton.
Harrison Central’s Bryce Ramsey signs with Ole Miss
Closing out the division I signees from the Gulf Coast is Harrison Central’s Bryce Ramsey. This morning, the three-star offensive lineman put pen to paper with Ole Miss from the comfort of his own home. Head Coach Casey Cain says…
D’Iberville’s Louis Paul Smith signs with Southern Miss
D’Iberville center Louis Paul Smith signed his national letter of intent this afternoon, alongside two of his fellow offensive lineman. The three-star recruit committed to Southern Miss back in April and never wavered in that decision despite offers from four…
Gulfport’s Derick Hall and TQ Newsome sign division I
Back in September, Auburn and Southern Miss went head-to-head on the gridiron with the Tigers prevailing 24-13. Somewhere, two Gulfport standouts were watching with separate vested interest as future division I signees of their respective programs. This morning, Derick Hall…
Hall, Newsome sign Division I
Today marks the beginning of the early signing period for high school football players going off to the next level. This morning, two Gulfport standouts signed national letters of intent with their future division one schools. Four-star linebacker Derick Hall…
Gulfport QB TQ Newsome making it official with Southern Miss
Gulfport senior quarterback TQ Newsome will be signing with Southern Miss on Wednesday per his Twitter announcement yesterday. He’ll be joining future division I signee Derick Hall at the table during an 8 a.m. ceremony in Bert Jenkins Gymnasium. In…
Lavon Capers leaving Vancleave to be new Resurrection Catholic head coach
For the second day in a row, a local high school football coach is switching programs to another school on the Gulf Coast. After 21 years at Vancleave, Lavon Capers is retiring from the school district and moving over to…
2019 Hoopsfest match-ups announced
The biggest high school basketball showcase on the Gulf Coast is ready to roll. Today, Mississippi Coast Coliseum officials announced the match-ups for Hoopsfest 2019 featuring 13 local teams in an all-day hoops competition on Saturday, January 19th. Biloxi will…
Derick Hall signing announced
There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding the where and when of Derick Hall’s collegiate decision and now one of those questions have been answered. Today, Gulfport’s four star linebacker posted a tweet saying he’d be signing during the early…
Eric Collins leaving D’Iberville for Bay High
You could say Eric Collins has a calling when it comes to his coaching expertise. Collins is leaving a 6A football program to take over as the head man at a 4A school who has just three wins in the…