Kiffin is fresh off his first real spring session with the Rebels, and welcomed two South Mississippi products (George County’s MJ Daniels and Biloxi’s Elijah Sabbatini) as they enter their first college season.
Justin Walley put together a complete season in 2020. He compiled over 1,000 rushing yards, over 300 receiving yards, 21 total touchdowns, two interceptions, and three blocked kicks. A résumé more than good enough to earn him Mr. Football for 6A in the Magnolia State.
The 6′6 junior has received interest from all of the Mississippi big three, as well as Florida State, Auburn, and Tennessee, according to his Twitter account.
The Biloxi alum hauled in 9 total touchdowns along with over 2,000 yards receiving in his four seasons in Hattiesburg, including a 900-yard junior year in 2019.
He hit a pair of free throws with just one tenth of a second left to defeat number five Houston, a game in which he scored 20 points, and had a double-double on Saturday in a victory over Cincinnati.
Former George County star and current Indiana wide receiver Ty Fryfogle was named the Big Ten receiver of the year after a stellar 2020 campaign for the Hoosiers.
This year’s senior class has been to three consecutive state title games, and the program itself has now represented the southern half of the state in four of the last five - and the opportunity to send themselves out with a bang, is an opportunity they are not taking for granted.
Another week in the books means another busy week of South Mississippi’s finest showing out on some of the biggest stages in sports. Let’s take a look at just some of this week’s South Mississippi’s shining stars.
The Hornets began the year 0-3, but have since ripped off nine straight wins, and have done so in dominant fashion - winning each game by an average of over 35 points, including two 60-point games this postseason.
Pascagoula will host a South State title game for the first time since the magical undefeated 1987 season. Fresh off an overtime victory over Hattiesburg last week, the Panthers are five weeks removed from their last loss - a hard-fought battle against East Central.
Walley ran for a dozen touchdowns on just 74 carries in the regular season, racked up 49 total tackles on defense, hauled in two interceptions, blocked two punts and blocked a field goal.
Hurricane Zeta pushed a number of high school football games to Monday. D’Iberville, Biloxi, Resurrection and St. Martin all earned enormous late-season victories.
Senior safety made it clear that he hasn't lost interest in the Rebels, but feels he needs more to time to consider his options. The three-star prospect has been committed to Ole Miss since June 2020.
The forfeit now gives Stone a 4-3 overall record, with a 3-1 record in Region 7-4A. The Tomcats will look to secure the second seed in the playoffs with a win over Forrest County AHS on the road next week.
The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will take the field on Friday night against a new opponent after the game they were originally set to play had to be canceled due to COVID.
The pandemic has forced more than a handful of teams to remain off the field over the last six weeks. The Gulfport Admirals are one of the most recent examples, as they were forced to forfeit their game against West Harrison on October 2 as part of the two-week quarantine process.
Daniels is a two-way star for the Rebels, with five total touchdowns on offense this year as well as three pass deflections and one interception as a defensive back.
George county's MJ Daniels, Harrison Central's Jacobi Moore, D'iberville's Justin Walley, and Biloxi's Elijah Sabbatini and Devon Smith headline the Mississippi roster.
Gulfport High will forfeit its homecoming gam this week against West Harrison after two players and a coach all tested positive for COVID-19 this week.
Football team will miss the next two weeks of their 2020 schedule and will have to forfeit games against St. Martin and Gulfport, both Region 4-6A opponents.
