While the purpose of this website is to highlight the rich heritage of football throughout the Gulf Coast Region, ironically in the first week of making this site public, my own alma mater, St. Joseph High School, made the long drive from Madison to face St. Patrick's of Biloxi, located only 5 miles from where I live. So, instead of going to the high profile Long Beach/Hancock County matchup which featured multiple Division 1 prospects, I went to see my own high school play and it may have been their best performance I have ever seen.
Then, in total defiance of my promotion on the quality of high school football on the Gulf Coast, the St. Joseph Bruins whipped the St. Patrick's Fighting Irish of Biloxi 38-7 in the inaugural match up between the two schools. The Bruins thoroughly dominated, going up 28-0 at the end of the First Quarter.
Most impressive was 6-2, 190 Pound Junior WR Nick Beasley, who led the Bruins with 3 touchdowns. Beasley was a human highlight reel. His most exciting touchdown was the first score of the game when he weaved his way through the St. Patrick's defense for 40 yards after quickly snagging an interception that bounced off the chest of a Fighting Irish WR after a bullet throw from QB Rickey Malone. Beasley's other two touchdowns came off of long passes he hauled in from QB Peyton Willoughby after clearly beating the Fighting Irish defensive backs. By the time Beasley becomes a Senior, he could be the first Blue Chip Recruit in the history of St. Joe. It will just be interesting to see which side of the ball he lines up on.
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