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Friday Night Football Showdown
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 7:38 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
A new head ball coach is stepping into the driver’s seat for the Stone High Tomcats, and he’s coming from just 30 minutes west.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Carmody was brought on at Pass before the start of the 2020 season and has led the Pirates to the playoffs the last two years.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 11:09 PM CST
|By Matt DeGregorio
Mississippi coaches discuss how the transfer portal and NIL have affected their programs.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 8:49 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
The team announced Tuesday Jake Bramlett would take the helm of the football program, replacing Blake Pennock who took the Gulfport head coaching position.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:10 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Head coach Jacob Owen said in a tweet Tuesday he will not return as the coach of the Blue Devils next year.
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Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 3:14 PM CST
|By Dylan Jones
A year after Stone’s deepest playoff run since 1991, head coach John Feaster is parting ways with the team after officially hiring on with Moss Point on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 10:57 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Overall Pennock has posted a career record of 40-9 and now hopes to lead the Admirals to a similar level of success.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Early Signing Day saw student athletes from across the coast sign on to continue their athletic and academic careers.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 10:58 PM CST
|By Matt DeGregorio and WLOX Staff
Saturday saw the 2022 high school football season finally come to a close, as Gulfport’s Milner Stadium hosted the 74th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Dylan Jones
Wednesday, Gulfport High School announced that former Ocean Springs football head coach Blake Pennock will lead the Admirals next season.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 3:40 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Since his hiring in 2018 his teams won the 6A Region 4 championship three times and put together two ten win seasons.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 9:32 PM CST
|By Dylan Jones
Sunday, the Mississippi Association of Coaches released their 2022 All-State Teams for all classes. Teams were decided on by coaches from around the state.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 9:33 PM CST
|By Dylan Jones
In August, 225 high school football teams all set out with the hopes of being one of the state’s six champions. Friday night, the Picayune Maroon Tide became one of those six, defeating the West Point Green Wave.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
The Picayune Maroon Tide are set to take on with the West Point Green Wave in the 5A state title game for the third time in four years.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:51 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Two coast high school football players accepted one of the highest honors in the sport as Ocean Springs quarterback Bray Hubbard and Picayune running back Dante Dowdell accepted the Mr. Football award for Mississippi.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 9:48 PM CST
|By WLOX Staff
Following Friday night’s matchups, one team from the Coast will have the opportunity to represent South Mississippi in Hattiesburg next week.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 8:08 PM CST
|By Matt DeGregorio
The Greyhounds look to continue their undefeated season against the Bulldogs, who come into Friday's matchup at 11-1.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 8:02 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
The 5A South State title game is a rematch of the regular season finale for Picayune and Gautier, as the Maroon Tide host the Gators once again.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
So far this postseason, the Tomcats have taken down Sumrall, North Pike and Poplarville to earn their berth in the 4A South State title game against the Mendenhall Tigers.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Matt DeGregorio
Vancleave running back John Peterson is the scholar athlete of the week for 09/29/2022