MACCC Conference Title Game: MGCCC vs. Northwest Mississippi

Another Coast football team was playing in a championship rematch Saturday as Mississippi Gulf Coast went head-to-head with Northwest Mississippi for the second year in a row in the MACCC Conference title game.

- 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 it 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 attempt a- 2-point conversion- however it's no good... score..- 16-6 rangers.

- 5.

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.

- 6.

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.- - - - 7.

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- 8.

9 minutes left in the game..- ...short is picked off by - defensive back byron pearson wh- 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-year 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