Pascagoula football ready for playoff debut

The Pascagoula football program is going to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2015 just not the way the Panthers had in mind.

- - the pascagoula football program- is going to the second- round of the playoffs, for the- first time since 20-15... just- not - the way the panthers had in - mind.

- last week... brookhaven had to- forfiet due to covid-19 - issues... - giving pascagoula the - equivalent, to a first round- bye.- and it's crazy to think the - panthers are only in this - position... because of a- four-team tie-breaker...- resulting in them winning the - region 4 class 5-a district - championship.

- now that's not to say 1-seed- pascagoula wouldn't have- moved on to the second round, - anyway... but there's still a - lot of conflicting emotions...- about winning...- without playing.- - "we were preparing to play- brookhaven and- we find out monday that they're- quarantined, and our kids were- - - - disappointed.

They were truly,- truly disappointed because they- wanted to play- that first round playoff game - here and earn the opportunity t- go into week 2.

But then- we talked about how alright,- being the no.

1 seed provided - you this opportunity.

Now what- - - - are you going to do with it?

An- we're just very blessed in- mississippi to have - people in place - the mhsaa and- our school districts - to reall- mitigate the- circumstances of covid-19 and - keep these young people playing- interscholastic - sports."- the panthers will play host to- 3-seed hattiesburg, on- friday... with kick-off set for- 7 p-m.- we'll have highlights... here o- news 25.-