Saturday, December 08, 2007

South Panola Wins 75th Straight and 5th Straight Mississippi High School Football Championship


South Panola has done it again!

The Tigers beat George County 28-21 Friday night for the school's fifth straight Mississippi 5A high school football championship. It was also South Panola's 75th straight win. The program's last loss was 21-14 to Wayne County in the 2002 5A final.

Running back Darius "Tig" Barksdale rushed for 333 yards and all four Tiger touchdowns. George County made it close with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to seven points with 2:54 to go.

To read a recap, click here.

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