POPLARVILLE, MGCCC, SAINTS
Roy Keane makes poppy decision after Joey Barton's angry message
Roy Keane wore his poppy on Sunday afternoon as he appeared on Sky Sports' coverage of Manchester United's Premier League clash..
POPLARVILLE, MGCCC, SAINTS
- saturday's 4-a state- championship game between - poplarville and louisville is - the very same movie we saw back- in- 20-18... however with a lot of- new actors on each supporting - cast.
- the hornets were certainly- looking for a different - ending... in this 20-20 - re-match.
- poplarville in the state title- game for the fourth time in - five years... still looking for- its first-ever gold ball... - taking on a - louisville program that's - 9-and-0 in title games... and - going for its 10th.
- 1.hornets ball first... on the- third play from scrimmage...- quarterback matt will with the- sneaky hand off to- runningback tyron holston who - gets this huge burst down - the near sideline for the - 35-yard pick up and a big - poplarville first - down.
- 2.
Later that drive...fourth- down conversions a- big story in this game... and - here's one of them that goes fo- a - touchdown... as runningback - avon jarvis falls into the- endzone - for 1-yard score and the first- points of the game... 7-nothing- hornets.- 3.
Ensuing drive... quarterback- jace hudspeth lobs this one up- to receiver key-arrion jackson- on third down... however- defensive back torry polk is- there to serve the hit and knoc- the ball out of jackson's hands- officials say complete pass - though... louisville first down- 4.
Very next play... hudspeth - dumps it off underneath to- receiver jaden triplett... who- almost takes it all the way to- the house before gettomg trippe- up short of the goal line..
- time expires in the first.- 5.
Second quarter... same - wildcats drive... defensive bac- mason anderson flying over the- pile... trying to keep hudspeth- out of the endzone...doesn't- work though... wildcats tie it- up- at 7-all.
- 6.
Just three plays later...- running back gregory swann... - senior team captain... winner o- this year's hornet ironman- competition... runs it 62 yards- to the crib... touchdown- poplarville... making it 14-7 i- - - favor of the south state- champs...that's the score going- into the half... and the hornet- wouldn't score again.
- 7.
Fourth quarter... running- back d-j richard-bey- finally snaps off a 10-yard - run... after being locked down- - - - by the wildcats for most of the- game... later in the drive- however he gets stuffed on- fourth down.- 8.
Later in the fourth... after- converting two fourth downs to- keep the drive alive... wildcat- score the game's first points..- in 34 minutes... hudspeth - going up top for- receiver jarvis rush... and he'- got it... back-breaking - touchdown catch... tying it up- with 36 seconds left in - regulation.
- wildcats were going for the - two-point conversion all- day... and they go for it - here... as triplett somehow - stays - on his feet... and dives into - the endzone... for his team's - first lead- of the game... and poplarville'- first deficit... for more than- 47- minutes... un-thinkable - heart-break for the hornets...- who would get picked off on - their final possession... and - you can just see the anguish on- everyone's face... emotions - boiling - over.
- 15-14 final... that game-winnin- drive went 82 yards on 13 plays- in just under six minutes...- what else is there to even say- after - that....as you might expect...- not too much.
- - "there ain't nothing you can say.
Nothing- you can say to those guys right- now that's going to make them - feel any better.
It - sucks and that's all there is t- it."
"it's going to make me work harder.
Make me - even more angrier.
Make me want- to get back on this field.- again.
And get back - to this place.
And if i get her- again, i promise you, i'm not - going out sad.
I- worked too hard this year.
I"m going to work even harder over- - - - the summer.
I'm getting back- here.
And i promise you, i'm- getting me a ring before i- graduate.
Me- and my team.
Sucks to have to - lose in a state championship- game by one point.
It - hurts, man."
The hornets end their 20-20 - season with an overall record - of 10-4... and their fourth - south state championship... in- the last five years.- - another coast football team was- playing in a championship - re-match saturday as mississipi- gulf coast went - head-to-head with northwest - mississippi for the second year- in a row in the m-a-c-c-c - conference title game.- at home under the lights of a-l- may memorial stadium...the- bulldogs looking to claim their- 17th conference - championship and their first- back- to-back titles since 2007- and - 2008.
- 1.
Second quarter... rangers- already up 9 - nothing, - quarterback michael hiers - connects with receiver e.j.
- mason for the 12-yard - touchdown... rangers extend - their lead, 16 - zip.
- 2.
Final play of the half...- quarterback philip short- throws up this 55-yard hail mar- to receiver jymetre - hester... who runs its in for - what hester says is a - touchdown...- however officials rule it's a - fumble in the endzone,- rangers recover to end the- half... still up 16 - 0.- 3.
First drive of the third - quarter, short rockets a 55-yar- pass to hester... who tacks on- some extra yards... finally - coming down at northwest's 2- - - - - yard line.
First down gulf- coast.- 4.
Next play..
Running back - de-ondre house punches it in fo- the 2-yard touchdown... house's- 7th score of the- season... bulldogs attemp a - 2-point conversion- however it's no good... score..- 16-6 rangers.
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Fourth quarter... short is - blind-sided by defensive back - - - stephen hall... ball comes loos- for the fourth time of the- game... defensive lineman - jykeveous hibbler comes in for- the 50-yard scoop and score.- 26-6 rangers.
- 5.
Later in the fourth... house- takes one to the house for a 41- - - - yard t-d, pulling the bulldogs- within two touchdowns of- the rangers.
Score, 26-13.- 6.
3 minutes later, running bac- jaquerrious - - williams makes it a three score- gap as he cruises into the- endzone - for the 21-yard touchdown - - - - run... 33-13 rangers 7.
9 - minutes left in the game... - short is picked off by defensiv- back byron pearson who- returns it 70-yards for the - final points of the game..
Off- of- short's fourth turnover of the- match up.
- final score... 40 - 13... - rangers become conference - champs for the 10th time in - program history... on the - back of a performance in which- the bulldogs gave up- the most points in a game since- september of 20-17.
- - "we've talked the past couple days about- how this is their last shot on- this field and they knew the- gravity of this situation.
They- knew what was at stake, and i - felt like we were prepared as a- - - - coaching staff.
But you're- right, it was a magical two-yea- run by these sophomores, a lot- of wins.
Just - disappointed in myself that as - coaching staff we couldn't get- them out of here as - winners."
Saturday's loss is the first fo- gulf coast since 20-18... endin- a - 21-game winning streak... which- was just one shy of tying the - all-- time school record.
- - just two weeks after back-up- quarterback taysom hill made- his n-f-l starting debut at - home against the falcons, hill- and - the saints travel to atlanta fo- a re-match.
- the falcons, under the directio- of interim head - coach raheem morris, have won - three of their last four games,- boosting their record to 4-and-- 8, while new orleans is - holding onto an eight-game win- streak since losing back-to-- back games in weeks two and - three.- hill starts the game with a - two-game winning streak - since he took over for injured- quarterback drew brees in - week 11.- 1.
First quarter... hill finds- receiver tre-quan smith in the- endzone with this 15-yard - touchdown pass... hill's first- touchdown pass since his senior- year at b-y-u in 20-16.
Saints- get - on the board first, 7 - nothing- 2.
Second quarter... hill - dropping back and looking for - the endzone... 2 touchdown- passes in one half after a 4- year dorught?
Yup.
Hill hits- tight end jared cook with this- 11-yard pass for the score.
14 - 6, saints.- 3.
Third quarter... running bac- alvin kamara- - - - straight up the middle for an - 11- yard score.
Saints go up, 2- - - 9.
Kamara ends the game as the- saints leading rusher with 88 - yards, just ahead of hill's 83- yards.
4.
Fourth quarter... - atlanta finally makes it into - the endzone with this 10-yard - touchdown pass from quarterback- matt ryan to- receiver russell gage... the- first touchdown new orleans has- allowed in 14 quarters.
- atlanta gets it to within 6...- however, the saints hold the- falcons off for the win, 21 - - 16.
- the saints pick up their ninth- win in a row and become the - first - n-f-l team to clinch a playoff- spot with the bears loss to - the lions making it official.
- next sunday, the saints travel- to philadelphia to take on the- 3-8-- and 1 eagles.
Roy Keane wore his poppy on Sunday afternoon as he appeared on Sky Sports' coverage of Manchester United's Premier League clash..
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