New 25 Game of the Week: Gulfport vs. Harrison Central

As a result of COVID-19, the Gulfport football team has been sitting on four overtime loss to Brandon for all of three weeks.

- back to playing football on - friday's, here on the news 25 - friday night showcase...- alongside grace boyles... i'm - jeff- haeger... in house, for this- week 7 edition.

- now as a result of covid-19...- the gulfport football team- has been sitting on a four- - overtime loss, to brandon... fo- all of three weeks.

- what the admirals have had to - look forward to... is a - date with rival harrison- central... who just so happens- to be un-defeated... heading- into its fourth district- game of the season.

- that's right, grace... all kind- of implications, coming out of- this region 4 class 6-a - showdown... so let's head to- milner stadium.

- gulfport technically coming in- with two district - losses... although the admirals- haven't lost a district - game that's actually been - played... since 20-16.- and before we get started...- shoutout to harrison- central's mikuan sanders... or- should i say jackie chan... not- once, but twice... i mean he's- flipping from his head!

- anyway... how about jacobi- moore... mississippi state- commit... about three weeks - removed from a meniscus tear...- taking the field for the first- time since... maybe a decoy - for gulfport... or maybe for th- cameraman... scary moment - here, though... christian turne- goes down hard, at the one-yard- line... helmet-to-helmet hit...- eventually gets up under his ow- power... really good to see - that... was tested for a- concussion, on the sideline...- didn't return at all, in the- first - half.

- which brings us to this week's- episode of quarterbacks...- that wear linebacker numbers...- that's cause he is a- linebacker... and a fullback...- eric hopkins with the walk-in - touchdown... on fourth down, no- less... extra point is- blocked... 6-nothing red rebels- second quarter now... next driv- - - - for h-c... hand-off goes to - senior running back atavian - ray... listed at 5'5"... but- man, he's got - speed to burn... touchdown- saving tackle, by jourdan - cooley.

- now grace... is there any team- on the coast... better at - finding - the camera... i'm gonna say - no... hopkins... to atkins... - get off - me... tight ropes the sideline,- right into your living room...- - - - and it's rock-a-bye baby every- single time i've seen this kid- make a big play... another- fourth down t-d... makes it - 13-nothing.

- but the admirals would finally- respond... breck le-flore... so- of- carol le-flore... friend of the- program... but no friend of the- harrison central defense... hug- gain down the - home sideline... all the way- down inside the 25... welcome t- the - party, gulfport.- two plays later... le-flore - putting the dual, in- dual-threat...- and putting the touch... in - touchdown... pretty pass to - lu-shawn griffin... who hauls i- in for gulfport's first - points of the game... admirals- right back in it.

- but here's the funny thing abou- momentum... it- can change in a single moment..- atkins handing off to ray, out- of the wildcat... and that's- tail lights... ray showing off- the - game-breaking speed... and he's- a "g" plus one... that's gone..

Admirals just trying to catch a- license plate number... 77- yards... on the very first play- of the drive... and it's- absolute- bedlam, on the sideline... feel- like the red rebels might've- just a thing.

- yeah... they did... 27-7- final... pitching a second-half- shutout... en route to their- first win over gulfport... sinc- 20-16... just two weeks before- gulfport started its 23-- game winning streak, in distric- - - - play... which is something we - may never see again, in region - class 6-a... h-c- now 4-0, in district... and a - long road back for gulfport...- falling to 0-3... in region