The Winner’s List: Week 1
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Week 1 is in the books and it did not disappoint whatsoever. Let’s take a look at winners and standouts from the Thursday and Friday night action. On Thursday night we had a top-10 battle on the coast between Ocean…
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Continue ReadingWeek 1 is in the books and it did not disappoint whatsoever. Let’s take a look at winners and standouts from the Thursday and Friday night action.
- On Thursday night we had a top-10 battle on the coast between Ocean Springs and Clinton and what a battle it was. Double overtime thriller to kickstart the 2021 season saw Bray Hubbard Bray Hubbard 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB Ocean Springs | 2023 State MS account for all 6 Greyhound TD’s as Ocean Springs won an instant classic 45-44.
- Sticking in 6A but moving north, Brandon traveled to Oxford and had their way with Coach Cutcliffe’s Chargers for most of the night, but deep in the 2nd half Oxford did what Oxford does and mounted a rally with 24 unanswered points to knock off Coach Sam Williams Bulldogs 24-17. Trip Maxwell Trip Maxwell 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Hartfield Academy | 2023 State MS had 2 TD passes splitting duties with Michael Harvey Michael Harvey 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Oxford | 2022 State MS .
- New Petal Head Coach Allen Glenn picked up a victory in his debut in Central Mississippi over Hattiesburg 16-10 in overtime. Zion Edwards Zion Edwards 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Petal | 2022 State MS was a stud defensively for Petal.
- Defensive battle of the night was between Tupelo and Lafayette. Tupelo escapes 5-3 winners in what Coach Ty Hardin described a “boxing match”. The game served as a “Who’s Who” among top defenders in the state.
- Barn-burner of the night took place in North MS between Shannon and Pontotoc. The Warriors got the ball with 30 seconds remaining in the game and went on a drive capped with a 7 yard TD pass to Nic Townsend Nic Townsend 6'0" | 150 lbs | DB Pontotoc | 2023 State MS as time expired to beat Shannon 33-32.
- One of the games to watch took place in the Jackson area between Madison Central and West Jones. 2023 QB Vic Sutton Vic Sutton 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Madison Central | 2023 State MS was solid with 3 TD passes (2 of those to Blake Gunter Blake Gunter 6'4" | 230 lbs | TE Madison Central | 2022 State MS ) in Toby Collums Jags coaching debut to knock off the Mustangs 27-21.
- Another defensive battle took place on the coast as Gulfport knocked off Pearl 13-12.
- Baldwyn trailing 11-9 at the end of the 4th qtr to Kossuth got a 32 yared FG from Wade Barron as time expired to win 12-11. The Bearcats (1-0) move on to face Booneville in the annual “Skunk Bowl” next week.