High School Sports

Top high school football performances from week 4 in South Mississippi

Picayune’s Dante Dowdell gets tackled during the 5A State Championship game at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.
Picayune’s Dante Dowdell gets tackled during the 5A State Championship game at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. hruhoff@sunherald.com

Another week in high school football in South Mississippi is in the books. Here are the top performances from week four on the eve of district play.

  • Kaden Irving, Gautier: Irving threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, while adding two more scores on the ground in a 42-14 win over Moss Point.
  • AJ Phillips, Gautier: Phillips caught seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Zach Gullung, Hancock: Gullung had 173 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the Hawks’ 49-0 win over Lanier.
  • Silas Corder, Pascagoula: Corder threw two touchdowns, including a 41-yard strike, in the Panthers’ 21-14 win over Wayne County.
  • Lathan Lewis, Pass Christian: Lewis intercepted his first two passes of his career in a 21-3 win over St. Stanislaus.
  • Karsten Mooney, Pass Christian: Mooney had 11 tackles and four tackles for loss.
  • Dante Dowdell, Picayune: The Oregon commit had 232 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including a 98-yard score, in the 35-7 win over D’Iberville.
  • Maurice Travis, Poplarville: Travis had 113 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the 48-6 win over Terry.
  • Avan Jarvis, Poplarville: Jarvis tallied up 108 rushing yards and three scores for the Hornets.
  • Jaylon Dampeer, St. Martin: Dampeer ran for 139 yards and three touchdowns in the 42-26 win over Greene County.
  • DK Jenkins, St. Martin: Jenkins threw for 262 yards and two scores while also rushing for 52 yards.
  • Jalen Anderson, St. Martin: Anderson caught five passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.
  • Landon Weber, St. Martin: Weber recorded nine stops, two tackles for loss and recovered a fumble.
  • Daylon Collins, Stone: Collins had 89 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the 56-6 win over Forrest County Ag.
  • Connor Tice, Stone: Tice completed 16 of 18 pass attempts for 193 yards and three touchdowns. Also added a rushing score.
  • Chasden Collins, Stone: Collins caught seven passes for 87 yards and a score. Also had 37 rushing yards.
  • Thomas Salloum, St. Patrick: Salloum ran for 166 yards and a touchdown, added 26 receiving yards and returned a punt 61 yards for a score in St. Patrick’s 35-0 win over Benjamin Franklin (La.).
  • Ayden Le, St. Patrick: Le had six tackles, a tackle for loss and returned an interception 95 yards for a score.
  • John Hay, St. Patrick: Hay recorded 11 tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
  • Otis Brooks, St. Patrick: Brooks rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

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Picayune’s Dante Dowdell gets tackled during the 5A State Championship game at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.
Picayune’s Dante Dowdell gets tackled during the 5A State Championship game at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Hannah Ruhoff hruhoff@sunherald.com


This story was originally published September 17, 2022 at 12:57 PM.

Scott Watkins
Sun Herald
Scott is the high school sports and Southern Miss athletics reporter for the Sun Herald.
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