PICAYUNE, Miss. — The Picayune football team is still the defending 5A state champions until proven otherwise, and so far, no one has proven otherwise as the Maroon Tide finds itself back in the South State title game for the second year in a row and the third time in four years.
But the Tide hasn’t necessarily had an easy road back to this point, especially in its second round game against West Jones, trailing the Mustangs 17-7 after three quarters, only to score 21 unanswered points to close out the game and keep the dream season alive.
Picayune has now won 24…
