More than halfway home here on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days as we begin our descent with Gautier High School.
More than halfway home here on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days as we begin our descent with Gautier High School.
More than halfway home, here on- news 25's 25 teams in 25- days... as we begin our descent- with gautier high - school.
- in 20-19... the gators were - un-able to match the pre-season- hype around the program... and- that's exactly why they have- the chance to make good on thos- expectations, a - year later... at stop number 13- - 25 teams in 25 days... brought- to you by gulf coast business - furniture and supply... your- source for covid-19 supplies an- all of your sanitation needs.
- nat ---> "last man, go!"- "finish.
Finish everything we - do.
Just finish it on out."
- nat ---> "there it is!
Good job- good job, good job, good job!
- alright, last route!"
- "finish and play fast."
- "finish is basically telling- them it's not over until the- clock hits zero.
So you've- got to finish every play, every- rep, every thing that you do, - - - - every lift in the weightroom, - every run you do, every play- that we do in practice, you've- got to finish the - play."- gautier is certainly ready to - turn the page, after last year'- 3-8 showing... but in doing - so... the gators are actually - taking a- page out of their own book... i- terms of what not to do... late- in games.
- "we've just got to get the job- done.
That's all we've got to d- and we'll be good."
- "especially when we're tired- late in games, just find an - extra gear to push- through."
- the second half -- and the- - - - fourth quarter in particular --- were both issues for the gators- last season.
In week 2... - gautier failed to close out - biloxi at home, with a- fourth quarter lead... and then- in week 3... squandered a - 14-nothing halftime shutout on- the road, at hancock... who - went on to score 28 un- answere- points... in the- second half.- "i think that was something tha- changed the whole season, that- - - - and the hancock game."- "i mean yeah, a game can always- go good.
It's just we've got to- keep it coming.
We- kind of let up, or if something- bad happened, momentum gets los- - - - so we've got to gain that back.- the gators even gave away a - fourth quarter lead, against- pascagoula... on their way to a- overall district record, of - 2-5... in - region 4 class 5-a.
- but to be fair... gautier was - doing all of this with a- freshman- quarterback... now sophomore q-- kaden irving... who's already - committed, to play baseball at- ole miss... and is just as- committed... to letting the gam- of football... come to him.
- "last year, i definitely got hi- in the mouth when we started- playing the picayune's- and the wayne county's.
But jus- maybe more mature and slowing - everything down and having fun.- "he's both.
He's a dual guy and- he takes it that way.
He had a- pretty good summer- with his baseball and whenever- he wasn't in baseball, he was - here.
So he didn't miss a - beat all summer long."- another big name to look out fo- -- although, he's not too hard- to- miss -- is junior offensive - lineman bryson hurst... who saw- his recruitment blow up, this - off-season... having already- received f-b-s offers from- auburn... tennessee...- florida state... southern - miss... ole miss... mississippi- state... missouri... and- u-a-b... in reverse - chronological - order.- but prior to his futue, in the- division i ranks... is a gautie- future yet to be determined...- by this year's class of 20- seniors...- starving for the program's firs- trip back to the playoffs...- since - 20-14.- "they're hungry.
This group is- hungry.
So we've been able to - see that through the- off-season and all of that."- - - - "we say we're going to go out - with a bang.
We've got to get - the job done.
We've got to- win.
We've got to put on for th- - - - city.
That's all we can do."- - as a result of covid-19...- gautier lost vancleave at - home, on august 21st... and - biloxi away, on august 28th...- while also- picking up a road date, at moss- point... on september 18th.
- the gators open up the season,- on september 4th... at home,- against hancock... with the sam- g-a-t-e motto as last - year... standing for grades...- attitude... toughness... and- effort.
- next up on 25 in 25... is - biloxi.