SUMMARY: Pascagoula High School's varsity basketball teams hosted Biloxi, resulting in a split outcome. The boys' team won narrowly with a score of 44-40, while the girls' team fell 46-21. The boys' game was intense with Pascagoula maintaining a slight lead throughout, ultimately clinching the win with free throws. Coach Wright praised his team's physical play, particularly their defense against Biloxi's top scorer, Reggie Conner. Dorian McMillan and Kelan Rich led scoring for Pascagoula. The girls' game was dominated by Biloxi, with their early lead expanded by halftime. Though victorious, Biloxi's coach Devin Hill expected better performance, despite admitting to valuing an “ugly win” over a loss.

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SUMMARY: As the 2023-2024 fall sports season concludes, Oxford hosts the Football State Champions this week. The Southern Six teams didn't secure a football title, yet they celebrated other victories: OLA continued their volleyball dominance, while St. Patrick's boys' cross-country team clinched top honors led by individual 3A champion Jack Hewes. Multiple athletes across classifications earned distinctions, such as Gracie Brewer's third place in 5A and Aaron Villa's fourth place in boys' events. Additionally, several Southern Six schools captured team titles in the newly scheduled fall golf season. In basketball and soccer, Southern Six athletes feature prominently in the Mississippi Association of Coaches' all-star selections for both boys' and girls' South Squads.

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SUMMARY: For the past four decades, no high school football team from the three southernmost counties in Mississippi has claimed a state championship, with the total victories for coast teams being less than four percent of the 223 state titles awarded since playoffs began in 1981. Only four schools from the region have won championships: Pascagoula, Moss Point, D'Iberville, and St. Stanislaus, with no coast team winning in the last 14 years. As the MHSAA state championship approaches, the Mississippi Gulf Coast will again be absent from the contenders, following Gautier Gators' recent defeat. Seven titles will be contested over three days at the University of Mississippi, marking the first instance of so many championships in MHSAA history.

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