MS Coast high school football schedule: Gulfport, Picayune make statements
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- Twelve Coast teams enter playoffs Friday across 4A-7A brackets statewide.
- Region outcomes favor Region 4 and offer Coast teams rare path to state titles.
- Key matchups list includes Gulfport-Oak Grove, Picayune-George County and Stone.
The playoffs officially took over South Mississippi and the rest of the state Friday when the first round begins for 5A through 7A schools.
The Coast had 12 teams playing for one more game this week, including two in the second round of the 4A bracket. Region 8-4A champ Pass Christian put 52 on South Pike to move forward while Poplarville was the only road seed on the south side of the state to advance.
The annual battle at the top between Region 4-7A and Region 3-7A is one the Coast has historically struggled in. And so it was again this year.
The full brackets can be found at misshsaa.com.
7A
No. 1 Gulfport 45, No. 4 Northwest Rankin 7
No. 3 Brandon 13, No. 2 Ocean Springs 10
No. 2 Petal 14, No. 3 D’Iberville 3
No. 1 Oak Grove 52, No. 4 Biloxi 20
6A
No. 1 Picayune 55, No. 4 George County 7
No. 2 Pascagoula 41, No. 3 Terry 7
No. 3 Hancock 21, No. 2 West Jones 14
No. 1 Hattiesburg 42, No. 4 Pearl River Central 0
5A
No. 1 Stone 35, No. 4 Sumrall 7
4A
No. 1 Pass Christian 49, No. 2 Morton 22
No. 3 Poplarville 43, No. 1 Forest 34
This story was originally published November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM.
