25 Teams in 25 Days: Gautier Gators

More than halfway home here on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days as we begin our descent with Gautier High School.

More than halfway home, here on- news 25's 25 teams in 25- days... as we begin our descent- with gautier high - school.

- in 20-19... the gators were - un-able to match the pre-season- hype around the program... and- that's exactly why they have- the chance to make good on thos- expectations, a - year later... at stop number 13- - 25 teams in 25 days... brought- to you by gulf coast business - furniture and supply... your- source for covid-19 supplies an- all of your sanitation needs.

- nat ---> "last man, go!"- "finish.

Finish everything we - do.

Just finish it on out."

- nat ---> "there it is!

Good job- good job, good job, good job!

- alright, last route!"

- "finish and play fast."

- "finish is basically telling- them it's not over until the- clock hits zero.

So you've- got to finish every play, every- rep, every thing that you do, - - - - every lift in the weightroom, - every run you do, every play- that we do in practice, you've- got to finish the - play."- gautier is certainly ready to - turn the page, after last year'- 3-8 showing... but in doing - so... the gators are actually - taking a- page out of their own book... i- terms of what not to do... late- in games.

- "we've just got to get the job- done.

That's all we've got to d- and we'll be good."

- "especially when we're tired- late in games, just find an - extra gear to push- through."

- the second half -- and the- - - - fourth quarter in particular --- were both issues for the gators- last season.

In week 2... - gautier failed to close out - biloxi at home, with a- fourth quarter lead... and then- in week 3... squandered a - 14-nothing halftime shutout on- the road, at hancock... who - went on to score 28 un- answere- points... in the- second half.- "i think that was something tha- changed the whole season, that- - - - and the hancock game."- "i mean yeah, a game can always- go good.

It's just we've got to- keep it coming.

We- kind of let up, or if something- bad happened, momentum gets los- - - - so we've got to gain that back.- the gators even gave away a - fourth quarter lead, against- pascagoula... on their way to a- overall district record, of - 2-5... in - region 4 class 5-a.

- but to be fair... gautier was - doing all of this with a- freshman- quarterback... now sophomore q-- kaden irving... who's already - committed, to play baseball at- ole miss... and is just as- committed... to letting the gam- of football... come to him.

- "last year, i definitely got hi- in the mouth when we started- playing the picayune's- and the wayne county's.

But jus- maybe more mature and slowing - everything down and having fun.- "he's both.

He's a dual guy and- he takes it that way.

He had a- pretty good summer- with his baseball and whenever- he wasn't in baseball, he was - here.

So he didn't miss a - beat all summer long."- another big name to look out fo- -- although, he's not too hard- to- miss -- is junior offensive - lineman bryson hurst... who saw- his recruitment blow up, this - off-season... having already- received f-b-s offers from- auburn... tennessee...- florida state... southern - miss... ole miss... mississippi- state... missouri... and- u-a-b... in reverse - chronological - order.- but prior to his futue, in the- division i ranks... is a gautie- future yet to be determined...- by this year's class of 20- seniors...- starving for the program's firs- trip back to the playoffs...- since - 20-14.- "they're hungry.

This group is- hungry.

So we've been able to - see that through the- off-season and all of that."- - - - "we say we're going to go out - with a bang.

We've got to get - the job done.

We've got to- win.

We've got to put on for th- - - - city.

That's all we can do."- - as a result of covid-19...- gautier lost vancleave at - home, on august 21st... and - biloxi away, on august 28th...- while also- picking up a road date, at moss- point... on september 18th.

- the gators open up the season,- on september 4th... at home,- against hancock... with the sam- g-a-t-e motto as last - year... standing for grades...- attitude... toughness... and- effort.

- next up on 25 in 25... is - biloxi.