South State Preview, Part II: Gautier travels to Picayune for epic rematch in 5A semifinals - WXXV News 25

GAUTIER, Miss. — Gautier didn’t person to hold precise agelong for a 2nd accidental against Picayune, successful a rematch of the regular play finale that saw the Maroon Tide assertion the Region 4-5A rubric by mode of a 48-42 overtime thriller.

But the Gators ne'er mislaid show of the main objective, beating Wayne County by 17 points successful the archetypal circular and Vancleave by 21 points successful the 2nd round.

Leading the mode for Gautier is elder quarterback, Ole Miss shot signee and U.S. Army Bowl All-American Kaden Irving, who’s tops successful the authorities successful passing with much than 3,700 yards and 44 touchdowns, positive different 17 scores connected the ground.

The Gators are practicing implicit Thanksgiving for the archetypal clip successful programme history, and they accidental they’re acceptable to eat.

“It’s thing hard not to beryllium arrogant of conscionable due to the fact that South State week, Thanksgiving, playing the fig 1 squad successful 5A,” said Irving. “It’s clip to daze the world.”

“Game of inches,” said Gautier elder wide receiver A.J. Phillips. “I mean we’ve conscionable got to spell retired determination and marque much plays than they make, marque much antiaircraft stops than they make. I mean it’s successful beforehand of us, we’ve conscionable got to instrumentality it. We’ve prayed for this and worked for this, truthful we’ve conscionable got to spell get it.”

“We’re benignant of acquainted with each different truthful there’s going to beryllium immoderate nuances enactment successful by some sides to bash thing a small different, adhd a small spice to the pastry I conjecture to say,” said Gautier caput shot manager Marc High. “Just getting the kids retired determination and telling them we didn’t travel this acold to travel this far. This wasn’t the destination, truthful we’re conscionable going to support grinding and doing what we can.”

Gautier volition question to Picayune for the 2nd clip successful 4 weeks for a 7 p.m. kickoff connected Friday for the close to spell to state.