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The Pine Belt (Hattiesburg, MS) varsity football team won Saturday's home conference game against Meridian HomeSchool (Meridian, MS) by a score of 44-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Meridian HomeSchool	6	8	0	0	14
Pine Belt	14	8	14	8	44

Final score provided by R. Hanner.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Meridian HomeSchool (25-26)		Pine Belt (25-26)
45	Total Plays	32
7	First Downs	12
0	Penalties	9
0	Penalty Yards	105

Game Stats

Pine Belt (25-26)

Meridian HomeSchool

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	23	101	.435	10.1	2		70	85.6
7	Tyler Casey (Jr)	10	23	101	.435	10.1	2		70	85.6

Pine Belt

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	3	50	.667	25.0			40	109.7
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	2	3	50	.667	25.0			40	109.7

Meridian HomeSchool

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	28	59	2.1	21
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	2	-13	-6.5
7	Tyler Casey (Jr)	2	-19	-9.5
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	12	63	5.3	21
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	12	28	2.3	8

Pine Belt

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	29	272	9.4	40	1	5
2	Dreylen Battle (So)	1	2	2.0	2	0
10	Brandon Arnold (Jr)	3	5	1.7		0
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	20	230	11.5	40	1	4
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	5	35	7.0	32	0	1

Meridian HomeSchool

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	10	107	10.7	70	2
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	2	15	7.5	10
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8	1
33	Eli Sliger (Jr)	1	4	4.0	4
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	6	80	13.3	70	1

Pine Belt

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	2	50	25.0	40
2	Dreylen Battle (So)	2	50	25.0	40

Meridian HomeSchool

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	3
10	Boaz Mabbott (Jr)	2
57	Judah Smith (So)	1

Pine Belt

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	1	1

Meridian HomeSchool

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	59	107	25	191
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	-13	15		2
7	Tyler Casey (Jr)	-19			-19
18	Jack Murray (Fr)			5	5
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	63	8		71
25	Wesley Brand (So)			20	20
33	Eli Sliger (Jr)		4		4
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	28	80		108

Pine Belt

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	272	50	64	50	436
2	Dreylen Battle (So)	2	50			52
10	Brandon Arnold (Jr)	5		18		23
11	Gabriel Radix (Jr)			46	50	96
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	230				230
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	35				35

Meridian HomeSchool

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	59	101	107	160
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	-13		15	2
7	Tyler Casey (Jr)	-19	101		82
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	63		8	71
33	Eli Sliger (Jr)			4	4
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	28		80	108

Pine Belt

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	272	50	50	322
2	Dreylen Battle (So)	2		50	52
10	Brandon Arnold (Jr)	5			5
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	230	50		280
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	35			35

Meridian HomeSchool

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	39	14	53	7.0
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	5	1	6
10	Boaz Mabbott (Jr)	5	2	7	2.0
15	Josh Peden (Fr)	1	2	3
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	2	1	3
25	Wesley Brand (So)	2	1	3
33	Eli Sliger (Jr)	4	1	5
39	Caleb Adams (So)	5	1	6	2.0
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	8		8	2.0
55	Trinity Everett (Fr)	1	2	3
57	Judah Smith (So)	5	2	7	1.0
77	Carson Rigdon (Jr)	1	1	2

Pine Belt

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	27	33	60	11.0
00	Eli Riley (Jr)	3	2	5	1.0
3	Caleb Smith (Jr)	4	5	9
10	Brandon Arnold (Jr)	2		2
11	Gabriel Radix (Jr)	2		2
12	Aiden Reynolds (Fr)		3	3
23	Layne Murphy (Fr)		2	2
24	Reed Allmon (Jr)		1	1
33	Will Zender (Sr)	3	5	8	4.0
50	Charlie Lott (Fr)		2	2
69	Keene Byrd (Jr)	2	4	6	1.0
81	Joseph McCardle (So)	8	6	14	3.0
90	P. Blackwell (Fr)		1	1
99	Elijah Clark (Jr)	3	2	5	2.0

Meridian HomeSchool

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	4.0	29	2
10	Boaz Mabbott (Jr)	1.0	17	2
39	Caleb Adams (So)	1.0	4
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	1.0	4
57	Judah Smith (So)	1.0	4

Pine Belt

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0
33	Will Zender (Sr)	2.0

Meridian HomeSchool

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Caus
	Team Totals	1	1
15	Josh Peden (Fr)	1
77	Carson Rigdon (Jr)		1

Pine Belt

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	2	1	1
3	Caleb Smith (Jr)	1
81	Joseph McCardle (So)	1
99	Elijah Clark (Jr)		1	1

Meridian HomeSchool

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	99	33.0	35
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	3	99	33.0	35

Kickoffs

Pine Belt has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Meridian HomeSchool

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	165	27.5	50	1
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)	1	27	27.0	27
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	5	138	27.6	50	1

Punts

Pine Belt has not entered any punts stats.

Meridian HomeSchool

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	25	12.5	20	25
18	Jack Murray (Fr)	1	5	5.0	5	5
25	Wesley Brand (So)	1	20	20.0	20	20

Pine Belt

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	64	21.3	18	1	50	50.0	50	114
10	Brandon Arnold (Jr)	1	18	18.0	18					18
11	Gabriel Radix (Jr)	2	46	23.0		1	50	50.0	50	96

Meridian HomeSchool

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv
	Team Totals	2	12	2
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)			2
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	1	6
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	1	6

Pine Belt

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv
	Team Totals	6	36	8
11	Gabriel Radix (Jr)	1	6
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	4	24	4
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	1	6	2
33	Will Zender (Sr)			2

Meridian HomeSchool

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
21	Andrew Battle (Jr)	1	1
44	Shelton Pace (Jr)	1	1

Pine Belt

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD PR	Total
	Team Totals	5	1	6
11	Gabriel Radix (Jr)		1	1
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	4		4
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	1		1

Meridian HomeSchool

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
1	Brandon Yates (Jr)		1	1

Pine Belt

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	Total
	Team Totals	4	4
13	Samuel Smith (Jr)	2	2
17	Jackson Clifton (Jr)	1	1
33	Will Zender (Sr)	1	1

Game Story

Mississippi High School Football - Pine Belt over Meridian HomeSchool

October 4, 2025: Hattiesburg, MS 39401

The crowd at Saturday's league contest between the Pine Belt Spartans (Hattiesburg, MS) and the visiting Meridian HomeSchool FLYERS (Meridian, MS), saw Pine Belt's football team achieve victory over Meridian HomeSchool by a score of 44-14.

With the win, Pine Belt improves its record to 6-2 on the season. The Spartans travel to Magnolia (Terry, MS) to play the Wildcats in a Mid-South Christian (8 Man) test on Saturday, October 18. The Wildcats come into the test with a record of 0-7.

With the defeat, Meridian HomeSchool drops to 3-4 on the campaign. The Flyers host Varsity Opponent (, ) to meet the in a test on Saturday, October 11. The come into the test with a record of 14-75.

Players of the Game

Meridian HomeSchool (25-26)

Congratulations to #7 Tyler Casey (offensive), #1 Brandon Yates (defensive) and #18 Jack Murray (special teams) for being selected the Meridian HomeSchool Football Players of the Game.

Pine Belt (25-26)

Congratulations to #13 Samuel Smith (overall and offensive), #81 Joseph McCardle (defensive) and #11 Gabriel Radix (special teams) for being selected the Pine Belt Football Players of the Game.

MHS @ Pine Belt Football Game Info

Sat., Oct. 4, 2025 @ 7p

The Pine Belt (Hattiesburg, MS) varsity football team won Saturday's home conference game against Meridian HomeSchool (Meridian, MS) by a score of 44-14.

Rankings & Records

Meridian HomeSchool (25-26)

MS	Class
23	5

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
3-7	2-6	1-3	2-4	.300	.250	172	376

Pine Belt (25-26)

MS	Class
13	1

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-3	6-3	5-2	4-1	.750	.667	438	224

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Meridian HomeSchool	2.0	2.7	4.0	9.1	17.2
Pine Belt	8.9	10.0	8.0	7.1	36.5

Head-to-Head

Pine Belt won on 9/20/2025

9/20 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Pine Belt 16 24 6 0 46
MHS 0 0 0 6 6

The Pine Belt (Hattiesburg, MS) varsity football team won Saturday's away conference game against Meridian HomeSchool (Meridian, MS) by a score of 46-6.
Box score
Pine Belt won on 10/4/2025

10/4 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MHS 6 8 0 0 14
Pine Belt 14 8 14 8 44

The Meridian HomeSchool (Meridian, MS) varsity football team lost Saturday's away conference game against Pine Belt (Hattiesburg, MS) by a score of 44-14.
Box score

9/20 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Pine Belt	16	24	6	0	46
MHS	0	0	0	6	6

10/4 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MHS	6	8	0	0	14
Pine Belt	14	8	14	8	44

Team Stat Comparison

Meridian HomeSchool		Pine Belt
163.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	250.2
61.0	Passing Yards Per Game	45.9
62.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	42.9
224.3	Total Yards Per Game	296.1
44.1	Tackles Per Game	41.1
2.7	Sacks Per Game	2.0
11.8	Points Per Game	14.4
17	Pancake Blocks	1

Team Leaders

Meridian HomeSchool		Pine Belt	National Avg.
#44 Shelton Pace97.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#13 Samuel Smith156.7	10.9
#3 Noah Todd41.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#13 Samuel Smith45.1	10.6
#44 Shelton Pace32.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	#2 Dreylen Battle33.8	8.7
#44 Shelton Pace129.7	Total Yards Per Game	#13 Samuel Smith201.8	24.4
#44 Shelton Pace6.6	Tackles Per Game	#81 Joseph McCardle9.6	2.6
#10 Boaz Mabbott0.7	Sacks Per Game	#33 Will Zender1.2	0.2
#44 Shelton Pace8.2	Points Per Game	#13 Samuel Smith7.8	1.8
#57 Judah Smith9	Pancake Blocks	#68 Hudson Burge1	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Meridian HomeSchool	2-5		Pine Belt	6-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/9/25	Meridian HomeSchool	Magnolia	(W) 36-8	8/30/25	Magnolia	Pine Belt	(W) 40-24
9/5/25	Magnolia	Meridian HomeSchool	(W) 50-48	10/18/25	Pine Belt	Magnolia	(W) 62-6
				10/25/25	Magnolia	Pine Belt	(W) 56-6
8/30/25	SAHE	Meridian HomeSchool	(L) 42-6	8/9/25	SAHE	Pine Belt	(L) 20-16
9/27/25	Meridian HomeSchool	SAHE	(L) 44-0	9/6/25	Pine Belt	SAHE	(W) 28-6
10/25/25	Meridian HomeSchool	SAHE	(L) 34-12	11/1/25	SAHE	Pine Belt	(W) 44-16
10/11/25	Varsity Opponent	Meridian HomeSchool	(L) 50-0	8/16/25	Varsity Opponent	Pine Belt	(L) 36-8
10/18/25	Meridian HomeSchool	Varsity Opponent	(L) 40-18	9/13/25	Varsity Opponent	Pine Belt	(W) 34-30
				11/8/25	Pine Belt	Varsity Opponent	(L) 36-30

Record Breakdown

Meridian HomeSchool (25-26)		Pine Belt (25-26)
3-7	Overall	9-3
2-6	League	6-3
1-0	Non-League	1-0
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
2-5	Common Opponent	6-3
1-3	Home	5-2
2-4	Away	4-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	2-0
3-5	In-State	8-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0