Football on Thanksgiving has always been a long-standing American pastime but for most people that simply means watching it on TV. For Poplarville, it means having the local TV station run a South State preview for the fifth year in…
Of the five Coast schools that have won at least one high school football state championships, Poplarville feels like it should be on that list. But despite making it to the 4A title game, three out of the last four…
It took one of the upsets of the year over previously undefeated South Pike for the Hornets to return to the Semi-Final round four the fourth year in a row. News 25's Andrew Scherer went to Poplarville to see if they could take it to the next level for the Friday Night Showcase.
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…
The weekly stat lines of our News 25 Student Athlete of the Week are hard to comprehend. Poplarville running back Chase Shears has only 63 carries on the season, but 19 of those have gone for touchdowns. The standout junior…
An early season favorite to return to the 4A South State title game for the third straight season, Poplarville is every bit the contender once again in 2018. That’s the expectation for Poplarville, where the Hornets come back reloaded with…
It just wasn’t meant to be for the Poplarville Hornets. They fell to Lafayette 27-12 in the 4A state title game on Saturday. Poplarville wraps up with season with a record of 12-2 and had been riding a 12 game…
The Poplarville football team reached new heights on Friday by advancing to the program’s first 4A state championship game. Why stop there? The Hornets could make another first by taking down Lafayette on Saturday with one good sting. For the…
Let’s set the table for the weekend to come up in Starkville for the high school football state championships. The 12-1 Poplarville Hornets make their first title game appearance in school history. They take on the 12-2 Lafayette Commodores. Nobody…