WILL THIS BE THE YEAR FOR A MS COAST TEAM TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Historically, political candidates from the Mississippi Gulf Coast have not fared well in statewide elections, and yesterday's election results were not exception.  Maybe the high school football teams representing the Coast will do better.  With the exception of the 4A State Championship won by the Saint Stanislaus
Rock-A-Chaws of Bay St. Louis in 2009 under record setting quarterback Dylan Favre, coast teams have also strugged to bring a title back with them on the drive back on Highway 49 South.  A big reason has been the 6A Dynasty that the South Panola Tigers have established up in Batesville, in addition to having to get past Meridian to even face them.  However, at 8-3, the Tigers' griplock on the state championship seems vulnerable.  Plus, there are eight different teams from the Coast represented in the Mississippi 5A and 6A playoffs, so the region has numbers in its favor.  It will probably be Friday when I decide about which one to attend.   The Brookhaven-Long Beach rematch from last year's playoff interests me as does Biloxi vs Hattiesburg, with the Indians riding a  7 game win streak soaring to the #1 spot in The Sun Herald. 

Which game would you choose?  Here is a breakdown on all the matches from Doug Barber of The Sun Herald to help you decide:

High school playoffs: Intrigue ahead

The Class 6A and Class 5A state football playoffs kick off Friday with some intrigue that includes first-time meetings and rematches of a sort.
And here are some of the punctuation points on Friday:
In Biloxi hosts its first home state playoff game since 2001 when the Indians entertain Hattiesburg, the No. 4 seed from Region 3.
Continue reading:  http://www.sunherald.com/2011/11/08/3562233/intrigue-ahead.html