25 Teams in 25 Days: Harrison Central Red Rebels

Already stop number 22 here on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days just in time for game week at Harrison Central.

Stop number 22, here on- news 25's 25 teams in 25 days..- - - - just in time for game week, at- harrison central.

- from smallest to largest... the- red rebels could prove to be a- major problem, for a lot of - teams this season... thanks - to the biggest senior class...- on the entire tour.

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- nat ---> "set, go!"

- "to be honest with you, it's- just watching these kids grow - for the last four years, and- this has been one class i've ha- that's all stayed together.

And- - - - the biggest thing is i just - can't wait to see them smile an- scream next friday night, - knowing that- they actually get to play in- 2020 because we have a lot to b- - - - thankful for."

Had the 20-20- football season gone the way of- spring sports,- due to covid-19... perhaps no - team stood to lose more... than- harrison central.

- the red rebels are absolutely - loaded, with 27 seniors...- having tripled the size, of las- year's class... of just nine.

- "it really gave us a lot of joy- that we were still going to be- able to play this season.

All - we've been doing is working har- every day."

- "they know that 2020 has been a- crazy year, and i say hey, this- is the best year for y'all- to go ahead and be some of the- best group of seniors that's- come through hc, and- that's kind of what they want t- do."- sky's the limit for the red - rebels, and their senior class- of- 20-21... as they return eight - - - - starters, on both sides of the- ball.

- one of them is a three-star wid- receiver by the name of jacobi- moore... who finally committed- to mississippi state, - earlier this month... over seve- other division i- schools... long after receiving- his initial offer, from the - bulldogs... as an up and coming- freshman.

"we've got a- quarterback, we've got a runnin- - - - back, we've got a defense, we'v- got the best wide receiver on - the coast."

- "jacobi has great speed.

He's - 6'3".

He's long.

Great hands.

- all the intangibles in an - sec receiver, he has."- "they've got all my trust.

Ever- since they first offered me and- brought me to their - school and showed me around - campus."- despite harrison central's- seemingly endless talent... - the red rebels were still a yea- away, in 20-19... finishing wit- an- overall record, of 5-6... and a- region 4 mark... of 3-4.- "my freshman year, we just- didn't finish the job.

Last - year, there wasn't enough - leadership.

And this year, we'v- - - - just got it all."

"we had the - worst injury bug in the history- of my 24 years of coaching.

But- i felt- like the last three weeks of th- season we kind of got some guys- back and we had - - - - a freshman quarterback three- ball games and ended up winning- two of our last - three, and then we won the last- game of the year against ocean- springs and - we weren't picked to win and i- feel like we ended on a good- note."- silver lining aside... pretty - hard not to look back on- harrison- central's second district clash- of the season.- in hindsight... the red rebels- missed out on a second straight- trip to the class 6-a playoffs,- by just one game... more- specifically... a 28-26 loss...- at biloxi.- "that first loss really - motivated us, like i said - before.

And that was really - all."

- "i don't ever look back in the- past.

I just look to the future- we're going to kind of- correct our mistakes, but - there's so many games and plays- you can always say, well, - this or that.

But that's just - football."- whereas a lot of coast schools- already have their first taste- of friday night lights, this- season... the red rebels were - one - of the few teams that didn't- play a jamboree... instead... - - - - waiting for this friday's seaso- opner, at south pike.

- let the countdown begin... "hc- go crazy.

We're going to go - crazy on friday.

We're going to- go play.

We're going- to hit."- - the red rebels lost their port- city bowl game against stone- county, to start the season...- as well as their august 28th- game, at petal... and their - september 18th home game, - against slidell.- this friday's season opener at- south pike was a late addition,- to- the schedule... set for 7 p-m - kick-off.

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