The rosters for both the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Football Classic as well as the Bernard Blackwell North/South All-Star Game were announced Wednesday morning by the Mississippi Association of Coaches.
And the “Southern Six” was widely and well represented among the selections.
A total of 23 prep football standouts from our coverage area were honored by having their names called at the press conference. Eight of those players will play in the Alabama/Mississippi Classic while 15 were picked to represent the South team in the Bernard Blackwell game.
The Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10th, at Hancock Whitney Stadium at Noon in Mobile on the campus of the University of South Alabama.
The following players from the “Southern Six” counties in South Mississippi were picked for that prestigious contest:
Quarterback
Bray Hubbard, Ocean Springs
Running Back
Dante Dowdell, Picayune
Offensive Line
Ladarius Jordan, Gulfport
Jeremy Flora, Pascagoula
Defensive Line
Amarion Ware, Harrison Central
Jamarious Brown, Moss Point
Zavion Coleman, Picayune
Special Teams
Bart Edmiston, K/P, Ocean Springs
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The Bernard Blackwell North/South All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 17th at 11:30 a.m., at historic Milner Stadium in Gulfport. The following players from the “Southern Six” counties in South Mississippi were picked for that prestigious contest:
Quarterbacks
Kaden Irving, Gautier
Offensive Line
Kane Edwards, Poplarville
Casey Tynes, George County
Wide Receivers
Chasden Collins, Stone
A.J. Phillips, Gautier
Duran Parrish, Biloxi
J.P. Coulter, Ocean Springs
Keilon Parnell, Pascagoula
Defensive Line
Tucker Smith, Poplarville
Linebackers
Nakiel Trotter, Poplarville
David Lewis, Gulfport
Keshawn Thomas, Ocean Springs
Defensive Backs
Tyran Warren, Picayune
Damaryion Fillmore, Biloxi
D.K. Jenkins, St. Martin
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A quartet of head coaches in our area will pull a little double duty at the end of the upcoming season, as they all have been selected to the staff of annual all-star games. Moss Point’s Harmon and Katlan French of Biloxi will be assistants for the home state team in the 2022 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic at The University of South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 10th at Noon. Also, Poplarville’s Beech and Blake Pennock of Ocean Springs will be assistants on the South Team for the 2022 Bernard Blackwell North/South All-Star Game on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 11:30 a.m. at Gulfport’s Milner Stadium.
