Gautier lost 21 seniors but are bringing back around six starters on offense and defense.

James Ray’s first full offseason as George County’s head coach was dedicated to getting back to where the Rebels are used to being.

This year’s Moss Point Tiger team comes with experience as they’re bringing back 23 seniors as well has nine starters on defense and eight starters on offense.

Prior to Wednesday’s news of Pascagoula High School shifting to virtual learning, WLOX caught up with the Panther football team on how they hope to build off of last year’s run that ended just short of Jackson.

Blake Pennock’s first season at Ocean Springs ended with nine wins and a playoff berth, a success by any measure. Their only three losses came by a combined 13 points.

Quincy Patrick is entering year four as the head man at West Harrison, a program that is just now into its teenage years, in what will be just the thirteenth season ever.

We’re still a little under two weeks from week one of the high school football season, but fall sports are well underway, and already a handful of South Mississippi high schools have moved to virtual learning.

The Bearcats have nine seniors on the team and are bringing back four starters on offense and five on defense.

Of the seniors on the team this year, linebacker Raymond Collins and wide receiver Isaiah Atkins are looking to step up as leaders for the underclassmen.

Last year’s Gulfport team wasn’t the team South Mississippi has come to know. Their 23-game region winning streak came to a halt, and over half of their losses were by single digits. But that’s in the past, and the expectation this year is to get back to the standard.

As a result, the recently scheduled match-up between Vancleave and St. Martin has since been canceled.

Over the last two seasons, the St. Patrick Fighting Irish have won more games in consecutive years than any two consecutive years dating back to 2008-2009. The next step for the program entering 2021? Just keep pounding.

In total Hancock is bringing back six starters on offense and five on defense

Stone High school will close its doors for two weeks due to a rise in COVID cases, and effects trickled into the athletic department.

After a .500 record and a playoff berth in year one, Bay High head coach - and former Tiger himself - Jeremy Turcotte’s message to his team is a pretty clear, two-word phrase.