State Semifinal Football Recap
Updated: 11:23 PM CST Nov 25, 2022
A BIG NIGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. THE SEMIFINAL ROUND. TEAMS COMING INTO TONIGHT’S MATCHUPS JUST TWO WINS AWAY FROM STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE START BY THE COAST AT OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL. THE BULLDOGS TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE TITLE LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR.BUT THEY HAD TO TAKE DOWN THE UNDEFEATED GREYHOUNDS. BRANDON STARTS WITH THE BALL AND QB # LANDON VARNES THROWS IT DEEP TO #2 LESTER MILLER TO GET THIS GAME ROLLING EARLY. OS ANSWERS RIGHT BACK WITH NO OTHER THAN BRAY HUBBARD TO MAKE THE PLAYS HE MAKES A BIG RUN AND GETS THE GREYHOUNDS IN STRIKING DISTANCE. A FEW PLAYERS LATER WILL GRAY GETS ACROSS THE GOALINE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN AND WE HAVE A BACK FORTH GOING ON. BULLDOGS ANSWER RIGHT BACK AS VARNES THROWS IT DEEP TO #2 LESTER MILLER AGAIN AND HE PUTS ON THE BOOSTERS FOR HIS 2ND TD TONIGHT. AND THE BRANDON BULLDOGS WIN IN DRAMATIC FASHION TONIGHT . WILL ELLIOTT NAILED THE GAME WINNING FIELD GOAL AS TIME EXPIRES. BRANDON IS BACK IN THE 6A FINAL. THEY WILL PLAY STARKVILLE FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. BRANDON AND STARKVILLE BEAT UNDEFEATED TEAMS TO MAKE IT TO THE FINAL IN THE 4A SEMIFINALS THE TIGERS OF MENDENHALL VISITING STONE. STONE IN SOUTH STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME… MENDENHALL BACKED UP TO PUNT BUT IT’S SNAPPED TO DARIUS DAMPIER ON THE FAKE AND HE’S GOING TO GET THE FIRST DOWN AND THEN SOME… HE’S LOOKING FOR THE ENDZONE AND HE’LL FIND IT FOR THE FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME… EXTRA POINT NO GOOD TIGERS UP SIX… STONE DRIVING NOW… TICE LOOKING FOR THE ENDZONE… HE’LL FIND CHASDEN COLLINS WAITING FOR HE BALL…. DROPS THAT IN THE BUCKET… STONE WOULD LEAD 7-6… BUT MENDENHALL ANSWERS BACK QUICKLY… DAMPIER AGAIN… GETS LOST IN THE SHUFFLE BUT REACHES OUT AND BREAKS THE PLANE TO PUT THE TIGERS BACK ON TOP 14-7 AFTER THE EXTRA POINT… MENDENHALL WOULD TACK ON ONE MORE SCORE BEFORE THE HALFTIME BREAK TO GO UP 20-7 AND THEY WIN 26- 14 AND WILL PLAY FOR THE 4A STATE TITLE. THEY WILL FACE LOUISVILLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP MORE STATE SEMIFINAL ACTION. THIS TIME WE GO TO THE 5A STATE SEMIFINALS AND THIS TIME WE GO UP 20 WEST VICKSBURG. THE WEST POINT GREEN WAVE IN THE SWAMP TONIGHT TAKING ON TODD MCDANIEL AND THE VICKSBURG GATORS. FORMER PATRIOTS DEFENSIVE BACK AND VICKSBURG NATIVE MALCOLM BUTLER IN THE HOUSE FOR THIS 5A SEMIFINAL. WEST POINT UP 8-0 NOTHING BUT QUNTERION TILLMAN- EVANS IS PICKED BY JALEEL FLEMING ON HIS DEEP PASS ATTEMPT. VICKSBURG WITH THE TAKEOVER AND LOOKING TO CASH IN. THEY GET INTO THE REDZONE AND ON FOURTH AND GOAL JOHNNY SMITH GETS THE CARRY, TRIES TO BOUNCE IT OUTSIDE AND HE IS STOPPED. STILL 8-0 WEST POINT AFTER THE GOALINE STAND. THAT WAS THE SCORE AT HALFTIME IN THE SECOND HALF THE GREEN WAVE STARTED TO MOVE. TILLMAN- EVANS REFUSING TO GO DOWN AND HIS RUN PUTS WEST POINT IN THE REDZONE. A FEW PLAYS LATER KESHAWN HENLEY FOLLOWS HIS BLOCKERS AND GETS THE PUSH ACROSS THE GOALING FOR THE FIRST OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME. WEST POINT GOES UP 14-0 EARLY IN THE THIRD THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL SCORE AS VICKSBURG’S SEASON ENDS IN THE 5A SEMIS. WEST POINT WILL FACE PICAYUNE FOR THE 5A TITLE. VELMA JACKSON VISITING SCOTT CENTRAL IN THE 2A SEMIFINALS… BUT THIS ONE WOULD BE ALL ABOUT THE REBELS. ==== IT’S SEVEN TO NOTHING IN THE FIRST QUARTER VELMA TRAILING WITH THE BALL. TERRELLE SMITH’S PASS IS PICKED OFF BY MARQUAVIOUS BRADFORD. SCOTT CENTRAL GETS THE BALL BACK AND MARCHES RIGHT DOWN. ===== ZECHARIAH PARODI FINISHES OF THE DRIVE WITH A TOUCHDOWN RUN. THE REBELS ARE UP TWO SCORES. ==== VELMA LOOKED TO TAKE BACK SOME MOMENTUM. GAVIN GRIFFIN MAKES HIS PRESENCE FELT. HE TAKES THE BRUISING RUN DEEP INTO SCOTT CENTRAL TERRITORY. ==== THEN… DISASTER. IT’S A FUMBLE ON THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN SMITH AND GRIFFIN. KAT STEWART PICKS IT UP AND HAS NOTHING BUT GREEN GRASS IN FRONT OF HIM. OVER 95 YARDS BACK TO THE HOUSE TO MAKE IT A THREE SCORE GAME. FOR YOU OLE MISS FANS… NOW YOU GET TO SEE A REBEL WIN. SCOTT CENTRAL MOVES ON TO THE FINALS BEATING VELMA JACKSON 32 TO 7. AND IN THE 3A STATE SEMIFINALS RALEIGH WINS BIG 42 TO 6 OVER HAZLEHURST AND THE LIONS WILL BE IN THE 3A STATE FINAL NEXT WEEK AGAINS
State Semifinal Football Recap
Updated: 11:23 PM CST Nov 25, 2022
Brandon and Mendenhall punch their tickets to the state football championships. Check out the highlights from a Friday night of state football playoff action!
Brandon and Mendenhall punch their tickets to the state football championships. Check out the highlights from a Friday night of state football playoff action!
