Gulfport beats COVID-19 in time for rivalry week

Gulfport’s last memory of playing a high school football game is a heartbreaking four-overtime loss at Brandon in the month of September.

Gulfport's last memory of - playing a high school football- game... is a heart-breaking - four-overtime loss at - brandon... in the month of- september.- the admirals then missed their- next two district games,- due to covid-19... putting riva- harrison central, right in- the cross-hairs... of their - long- awaited return.

- in the meantime... the red- rebels have been making a case,- for best- team on the coast... coming in- with a perfect mark of 5-0... - including blowout district wins- over west harrison... - biloxi... and st.

Martin.

- gulfport is technically 0-2, in- region 4 class 6-a... but still- hasn't lost a district game - that's actually been played...- since 20-16.- but more important than whether- or not the 23-game- winning streak is still alive..- is simply finding a way to make- the - playoffs... given the - circumstances.- the admirals lead the all-time- series, 36-6... but remember...- harrison central is still - un-defeated... but then again..- gulfport had three weeks, to- scout the red rebels.

- so either way it goes... both - sides are treating this friday- night - showdown... also the news 25- game of the week... as a- must-win.

- - "we've been preaching to our- kids, - this year is going to be a lot- of lemons get thrown at us and- we've got to make - lemonade and make the best out- of the best situation that we'r- put in.

We're - - - - going to see what we're made of- we've been out two weeks and- we've been forced - to sit down but right now we're- going to see these two weeks an- what all we've- been trying to prepare for what- we're made for this week.

It's - big game coming up.

Our - kids are ready to play.

It- actually couldn't have happened- on a better game.

If you- can't get up for this one, you- really can't get up for any of- them."- "you're not sure that the stuff- that they - showed on film or are they goin- to do what they've done the las- two weeks.

Are they - going to change offenses or mix- things up defensively?

You've - just got to go- play football.

Being in this- district, you can't never know- nothing until the very last - week, and usually it's the last- game of the season to where you- even know how that- goes cause it's like that every- year.

So i've learned to not- even try, just take it- one game at a time and that's - the truth.

It's no coach talk,- but that's the way it's - been."- gulfport-harrison central kicks- off, at 7 o'clock - tomorrow night... from- gulfport's milner