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Pearl Meridian

Pirates

Wildcats

The Meridian (MS) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Pearl (MS) by a score of 35-26.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Pearl	7	7	7	14	35
Meridian	0	14	6	6	26

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Game Stats

Meridian (18-19)

Pearl

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	8	51	.875	7.3	1	141.1
12	Shade Foster (So)	6	6	31	1.000	5.2		106.9
24	Jerry Johnson (Fr)	1	2	20	.500	20.0	1	125.0

Passing

Meridian has not entered any passing stats.

Pearl

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	33	195	5.9	70	1	4
21	E. Harris iii (Sr)	6	19	3.2		0
23	K. Harrell (Jr)	23	162	7.0	70	1	4
42	C. Spires (Jr)	4	14	3.5		0

Rushing

Meridian has not entered any rushing stats.

Pearl

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	7	51	7.3	1
11	Austin Arrant (So)	1	14	14.0
18	Jay Ward (Jr)	1	20	20.0	1
23	K. Harrell (Jr)	1	8	8.0
24	Jerry Johnson (Fr)	3	8	2.7
28	Jarvis Townsend (Sr)	1	1	1.0

Receiving

Meridian has not entered any receiving stats.

Pearl

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	13
52	Davion Carter (Jr)	4
57	Hiram Wilson (Jr)	2
58	Justin Bryant (Sr)	1
62	Damon Small (Jr)	2
70	Kaleb Cadiere (Jr)	4

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Meridian has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Pearl

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	195	51	41	11	25	323
11	Austin Arrant (So)		14	0			14
18	Jay Ward (Jr)		20		11		31
21	E. Harris iii (Sr)	19					19
23	K. Harrell (Jr)	162	8				170
24	Jerry Johnson (Fr)		8				8
26	Damien Lynch (Sr)					10	10
28	Jarvis Townsend (Sr)		1	41		15	57
42	C. Spires (Jr)	14					14

All Purpose Yards

Meridian has not entered any all purpose yards stats.

Pearl

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	195	51	51	246
11	Austin Arrant (So)			14	14
12	Shade Foster (So)		31		31
18	Jay Ward (Jr)			20	20
21	E. Harris iii (Sr)	19			19
23	K. Harrell (Jr)	162		8	170
24	Jerry Johnson (Fr)		20	8	28
28	Jarvis Townsend (Sr)			1	1
42	C. Spires (Jr)	14			14

Total Yards

Meridian has not entered any total yards stats.

Pearl

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	66	17	83	3.0
2	Tyler Mckenzie (Jr)	1		1
4	Blake Calender (Sr)	4		4
6	Nate Brewer (Sr)	2	1	3	1.0
10	Jordan Bailey (Sr)	7	4	11
13	Landon Boyd (Jr)	1	1	2
22	Nate Smith (Sr)	5	1	6	1.0
26	Damien Lynch (Sr)	9	2	11
27	Jalin Hayes (Sr)	7		7
28	Jarvis Townsend (Sr)	6	3	9
29	Jeremiah Gill (Jr)	1		1
32	Charles Stevens (So)	1		1
33	Sam Brumfield (Jr)	13	2	15	1.0
42	C. Spires (Jr)	7		7
47	Kolby Burns (Sr)	1	2	3
53	Jamar Cason (Jr)	1	1	2

Meridian

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	35	21	56	2.0
4	Xavier Brown (Sr)	4	6	10
6	Kendarius Smith (Jr)	1		1
7	Juleon Selvie (Sr)	3	10	13
11	Xavier Curry (Sr)	11	5	16	2.0
13	A. Silliman jr (Sr)	4		4
17	Damarcus Loper (So)	3		3
20	Garyon Moffite (Sr)	4		4
26	Jaylan Jennings (Jr)	3		3
29	C. Ruttley (Jr)	2		2

Pearl

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	3.0	19
6	Nate Brewer (Sr)	1.0	5
10	Jordan Bailey (Sr)	1.0	8
22	Nate Smith (Sr)	1.0	6

Sacks

Meridian has not entered any sacks stats.

Pearl

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	3	25	8.3	6	1	1
22	Nate Smith (Sr)						1
26	Damien Lynch (Sr)	1	10	10.0	1
27	Jalin Hayes (Sr)				1	1
28	Jarvis Townsend (Sr)	1	15	15.0	1
29	Jeremiah Gill (Jr)	1			1
33	Sam Brumfield (Jr)				1
42	C. Spires (Jr)				1

Defensive Statistics

Meridian has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Pearl

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	356	59.3	60	2
38	Caden Davis (Sr)	6	356	59.3	60	2

Kickoffs

Meridian has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Pearl

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	162	40.5	47
38	Caden Davis (Sr)	4	162	40.5	47

Meridian

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	85	42.5	45	0
10	Nash Acton (Sr)	2	85	42.5	45	0

Pearl

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	P Rets	Yds	Avg	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	41	10.3	2	11	5.5	1	52
11	Austin Arrant (So)	2	0	0.0					0
18	Jay Ward (Jr)				2	11	5.5	1	11
28	Jarvis Townsend (Sr)	2	41	20.5					41

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Meridian has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Pearl

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	5	35
18	Jay Ward (Jr)	1	6		6
23	K. Harrell (Jr)	4	24		24
38	Caden Davis (Sr)			5	5

Points

Meridian has not entered any points stats.

Pearl

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	5	1.0					5
38	Caden Davis (Sr)	5	5	1.0					5

PATs and Field Goals

Meridian has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Pearl

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	1	5
18	Jay Ward (Jr)		1	1
23	K. Harrell (Jr)	4		4

Touchdowns

Meridian has not entered any touchdowns stats.

Recap Video

19-yard Touchdown Reception vs Meridian 0:17

Game Story

Mississippi High School Football - Pearl prevails Meridian

September 28, 2018: Meridian, MS 39305

The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Pearl Pirates (Pearl, MS) and the host Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS), observed Pearl's football squad defeat Meridian by a count of 35-26.

The Pirates now own a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Terry for a 6A Region 3 contest on Friday, October 5. Pearl will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 29-0 league win over Jim Hill (Jackson, MS). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-2.

Coming up next, the Wildcats encounter the Oak Grove Warriors (Hattiesburg, MS) in a 6A Region 3 contest, on Friday, October 5. Meridian will attempt to upgrade on its 3-3 season record. The Warriors go into the contest with a 5-1 record after their 26-19 league win over Petal (Petal, MS).

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Rankings & Records

Pearl (18-19)

National	MS	Reg.
702	16	8

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
8-5	5-2	3-2	3-3	2-0	.615	.714	340	221

Meridian (18-19)

National	MS	Reg.
2,367	53	19

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
4-7	2-5	1-4	3-3	.364	.286	198	315

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Pearl	4.6	6.8	5.8	6.1	6.0	26.2
Meridian	2.3	8.3	3.9	2.9	-	18.0

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Team Stat Comparison

Pearl		Meridian
176.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	72.5
90.8	Passing Yards Per Game	98.5
267.8	Total Yards Per Game	171.0
65.6	Tackles Per Game	48.0
1.8	Sacks Per Game	0.4
25.2	Points Per Game	10.1
97	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Pearl		Meridian	National Avg.
#23 Kenyatta Harrell139.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	#3 Rodriquz Mosley52.8	21.7
#12 Shade Foster79.9	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Tevarrius Adams144.7	48.4
#23 Kenyatta Harrell141.3	Total Yards Per Game	#1 Tevarrius Adams193.4	37.1
#33 Sam Brumfield11.1	Tackles Per Game	#7 Juleon Selvie13.6	2.9
#35 Landon Carpenter0.3	Sacks Per Game	#34 Sean Hall0.5	0.2
#23 Kenyatta Harrell10.9	Points Per Game	#2 Kendrick Brown jr.8.4	2.2
#52 Davion Carter29	Pancake Blocks	-	7

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Pearl	4-3		Meridian	2-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/21/18	Petal	Pearl	(W) 28-10	10/19/18	Petal	Meridian	(L) 24-6
10/5/18	Terry	Pearl	(W) 31-6	10/26/18	Meridian	Terry	(W) 20-14
10/12/18	George County	Pearl	(W) 41-0	11/2/18	Meridian	George County	(L) 32-6
10/19/18	Pearl	Jim Hill	(W) 56-0	9/22/18	Meridian	Jim Hill	(W) 41-19
10/26/18	Pearl	Oak Grove	(L) 21-13	10/5/18	Meridian	Oak Grove	(L) 37-6
11/2/18	Brandon	Pearl	(L) 14-10	10/12/18	Brandon	Meridian	(L) 35-12
11/16/18	Pearl	Brandon	(L) 34-33

Record Breakdown

Pearl (18-19)		Meridian (18-19)
8-5	Overall	4-7
5-2	League	2-5
2-2	Non-League	2-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-3	Common Opponent	2-4
3-2	Home	1-4
3-3	Away	3-3
2-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-0
8-5	In-State	3-6
0-0	Out-of-State	1-1

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Pearl (18-19)

Meridian (18-19)

Passing

Passing

Rushing

Rushing

Receiving

Receiving

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

All Purpose Yards

All Purpose Yards

Total Yards

Total Yards

Tackles

Tackles

Sacks

Sacks

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Points

Points

PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

Touchdowns

Mississippi High School Football - Pearl prevails Meridian

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