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@s1nglewingmight want to let the folks at AHSFHS know that Picayune has a home game September 6th against Northshore (LA). They've got it as an away game against Catholic.

@slicklizardmaybe you can answer this question for me. Before consolidation in Wayne County which team were most folks fans of? You've got the Whippets, Tigers, Buccaneers, and Panthers. I'm sure folks in Wayne County could pick one from those four teams, but what is the general consensus there or is there one at all?

No it's not. For the most part most of the games are reversed, but the non-division is different. Ours is different too. We've got Northshore instead of Catholic and we added Petal as an away game. Wayne County doesn't have Oak Grove on the schedule to start this year.

Well Hattiesburg starts with Petal and Laurel at home. I'd like to think Hattiesburg would be favored in those ballgames. Even if they are not, they are still winnable games for Hattiesburg. The two toughest games on Hattiesburg's schedule are Week 3 at Oak Grove and the last week of the regular season at West Jones. If Hattiesburg takes care of Petal and Laurel, it puts them at 8-2 at the absolute worst, but I can also see why you've got the 6 wins as the floor.

HCA has been participating in MAIS 2A in their other sports, but I don’t know how that would correlate to football though. They got to varsity football faster than I thought they would and that’s a testament to them.

@Vottwe have 11 games. Where do you want to put that 11th game at? Other than that great job with those predictions. It’ll definitely give us something to chew on.

I love me some Scott Field, but it ain't good for High School Football Championships. The Rock is the ideal place for the state championships. You're not sitting at some weird angle and you're actually closer to the field. The thing actually fills up and it makes for an exciting atmosphere. And yes, it checks the boxes from the logistical standpoint as well. I'll even take it a step further in regards to the weather. The state championships have been pleasant to attend in Hattiesburg for December football. Can it get cold in Hattiesburg in December? Sure it can, but it'll be a whole lot more bearable there versus the arctic north.

@VottI think Calpreps has Hattiesburg too low, wouldn’t you think? I kinda think they have us too high LOL! I mean I’ll take it, but I want to see us earn our way to that point. Like last year, we literally have to hit the ground running. Warm up games are off the table.

The away games for State this year are just so bad. State needs to win all of their non-conference games, snag two home conference games, and win the bowl game. That gets you to the 7-6 mark that you are referring to. If State manages to win one of their away conference games on top of that, it's icing on the cake for Lebby. It doesn't necessarily have to be the Egg Bowl as you mention, but that one is probably the most attainable as far as the away conference games go.

If Laurel or Brookhaven is the best you can get out of 5A South, then yeah it’ll get you to December football and you can make t-shirts and get a South State trophy, but will it go further than that? You’d hate for all those accomplishments to go in vain.

Just keep racking up gold balls. It's a good problem to have.

Ya'll pretty much do the same thing we do. They start learning the offense in peewee and play it all the way to varsity. It can't be more plug and play than that. You just have to rotate your stock. It's a machine for a reason.

No it’s not. They must’ve lost a large percentage of their players off of last year’s MAIS-1A Champion 8-man team. They’ll probably need to build their varsity up to around 20 players to feel comfortable participating in varsity again. They can do it with less but then they’ll be eating away at the depth. But I reckon that would be better than not playing at all.

I personally think they have to. And given the scenarios I think the opportunity is ripe for them. I know that once Hattiesburg hits the playoffs it's always a crapshoot, but it just can't be this time. They need to make the most of it. It's been 100 years since they last won a state title and it's (past) time for that drought to end.

that would be just too convenient LOL

Well does the outcome of this game mean Vitello to Texas?

The fact that they have to play actual football games makes it tough for them. But for a good football team, yeah it’s a weak schedule.

Given the metrics and the eye tests, I feel like Hattiesburg should probably be preseason top 10 somewhere. I just have this feeling they will be really good this year (or lest they should be).

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I also think South Panola would beat Holmes County Central in a head-to-head matchup even though they are in different classifications. I'm also fine with us not being in any ranked poll for the time being. We've got a tough game right out of the gate against Brandon, so we'll get to see what kind of intestinal fortitude we are made of real quick.

So what's going to happen when Holmes County Central runs into West Point?

The kickoff times are 4:00 and 7:30 for the Thursday and Friday games, and the kickoff times for Saturday are 12:00, 3:30, & 7:00. Hopefully the state title games won't be in Ontario again this year. That place is just too far north LOL.

It did before. Just look at the 2011 & 2013 State Title teams. I'd just be happy with something similar in that wheelhouse, but you've got to have a QB who can run it and can change on the fly. It's definitely doable, but it's something that takes buy in from coaches and players alike.

Well can I request some forbidden fruit then? LOL! If you can turn dreams into reality, that may not be needed after all. I guess I just want a contrasting yet complementary offense to the Wing-T. We needed something different last year and we didn't have it.

I'm not trying to speak on Archer's behalf and that's not to say there isn't anyone in Moss Point who cares, but Moss Point is facing some harsh reality. You hate to see it because Moss Point was once a thriving community. Maybe things can change there, but the prognosis just isn't very good. When they eventually drop to 3A, they'll struggle there too.