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High School Football: Long Beach vs. Picayune

Down in the 5A ranks, Long Beach Bearcats try to prove they belong, hosting big bad Picayune from the west. Picayune 47 Long Beach 26 Stone 42 Gautier 0 Pearl River Central 34 West Harrison 27 East Central 41 St.…

High School Football: Harrison Central vs. Gulfport

Rivalries are always good, but they’re even better when there’s something on the line. In this case, first place was on the line in tonight’s 6A Region 4 clash between Gulfport and Harrison Central. The visiting Admirals came in with…

High School Football preview: Gulfport at Harrison Central

Rivalries are always good, but they’re even better when there’s something on the line. In this case, first place is on the line in tonight’s 6A region 4 football game between Harrison Central and Gulfport. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is…

MGCCC vs. Southwest

Mississippi Gulf Coast likes to run the ball a lot. Heading into week seven, the Bulldogs were fourth in the NJCAA in rushing led by the nation’s leading rusher, Gautier alum, DeAndre Torrey. Tonight, there was no secret about what…

Lyman Cowboys win 10K in equipment

One local Gulfport youth football team received the surprise of a lifetime when they were chosen as Riddell’s Smarter Football program. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us with Coach Craig Peterson of the Lyman Cowboys football team to tell us…

PRCC receives postseason ban

At the JUCO level, the Pearl River Community College football program has been hit with a one-year post-season ban by the MACJC. According to the Sun Herald, the Wildcats exceeded the 55 player scholarship limit by about five players on…

Houston Nutt re-files lawsuit against Ole Miss

The Ole Miss football program could use a distraction from its current three game losing streak, but not the kind of distraction that comes from Houston Nutt and his lawsuit against his former employer. Yesterday, the former head coach of…

LSU football on the mend

When LSU lost to Troy on homecoming two weekends ago, it was the program’s first home loss to a non-conference opponent since the year 2000. What ensued was a rough week, but the Tigers came out better for having gone…

Adrian Peterson traded to Arizona Cardinals

Like any broken relationship, Adrian Peterson’s time with the New Orleans Saints just wasn’t working out. He came to the Big Easy for a fresh start, only to need an even fresher one in less than six months. First reported…

Revisiting Mississippi State vs. BYU

If you look back at the 2016 Mississippi State football season, the Bulldogs lost three games by three points or less, but the hardest loss of all was a seven point defeat at the hands of BYU. That 28-21 loss…

Ole Miss returns home after 0-3 road trip

The road hasn’t been kind to the Ole Miss football team with the Rebels having lost all three games away from the Vaught so far this season. The losses haven’t been pretty, either. On Saturday, Ole Miss fell behind early…

Southern Miss bounces back at UTSA

Keon Howard’s first chance as USM’s starting quarterback was over after just one half of football, but as is the case in life most of the time, the sophomore got a second chance at UTSA. Kwadra Griggs had been leading…

High School Football: Wayne County at Long Beach

Long Beach was looking to stay perfect in league play hosting Wayne County. Wayne County 48 Long Beach 42 Picayune 42 Stone 35 Gautier 26 West Harrison 21 Hattiesburg 56 Pearl River 6 Richton 34 St. Patrick 28 Resurrection Catholic…

High School Football: East Central at Pass Christian

The big storyline from week seven was the Pass Christian football team and the three players that took a knee during the National Anthem. Tonight, the Pirates were back at home, hosting one of the only two undefeated teams left…

High School Football: Hancock at Gulfport

The top spot in Region 4 Class 6A was up for grabs tonight in a battle for first place between Gulfport and Hancock. Gulfport’s defense was a known commodity at the start of the season, but Hancock has been the…

MGCCC vs. Mississippi Delta

Despite losing on the road at Hinds last week, Mississippi Gulf Coast found silver lining in the defeat by earning its first national ranking of the year. The Bulldogs take over the number 20 spot in this week’s NJCAA poll…

Southern Miss looking in the mirror

For a team that only lost to Kentucky by a touchdown in the season opener, Southern Miss was a heavy favorite to take down North Texas at home in last week’s conference opener. Instead, the Golden Eagles blew a 21-7…

Gulfport-Hancock game bumped up to 6 p.m.

Some news out of Gulfport High School this afternoon as the Admirals have elected to move kick-off from 7 to 6 p.m. tomorrow. The GHS homecoming dance will now take place after the game versus Hancock instead of Saturday, a…

Gulf Coast All-Star games representation

The who’s who of the high school football scene on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been validated with the unveiling of all-star game rosters for a pair of December classics. The Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic on December 16th at Southern Miss…