Coast football team advances to 2nd round of playoffs after opponent hit by COVID-19
The Pascagoula High School football team will advance to the second round of the Class 5A playoffs after it found out Monday that this week’s scheduled opponent, Brookhaven, has entered a 14-day quarantine because of COVID-19.
The Panthers will play at home in the second round of the playoffs, hosting the winner of Hattiesburg and South Jones.
“Shoot, it’s been a crazy year,” Pascagoula coach Lewis Sims told the Sun Herald on Monday. “This could have been Picayune or East Central, but it’s us.
“It’s not like we didn’t play. I hate having an open date.”
Brookhaven’s season will end with a record of 2-3-1.
“I pay for Brookhaven that they can get everybody healthy and nobody gets seriously ill,” Sims said. “That’s a big deal right before Thanksgiving to have to enter a 14-day quarantine.”
Pascagoula, which is 7-4, is familiar one of its potential opponents for next week in Hattiesburg. The Panthers beat the Tigers 44-20 on Oct. 2.
The Panthers clinched the top seed in Region 4-5A after beating Long Beach last week.
High school football schedule
All Friday games kickoff at 7 p.m.
Resurrection at Simmons
East Central at Laurel
South Pike at Poplarville
Petal at D’Iberville
Biloxi at Oak Grove
Ocean Springs at Northwest Rankin
Pearl at Harrison Central
West Jones at Picayune
This story was originally published November 9, 2020 at 2:25 PM.
