The Brookhaven Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Sumrall Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumrall took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Brookhaven, who comes in off a win.
Brookhaven will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Laurel, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers walked away with a 14-6 win over the Golden Tornadoes on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Brookhaven came from Zacarias Richardson and Dreamus Harron.

Hampton Smith
| 10/10/25 @ Laurel | 10 |
| 09/26/25 vs Northwest Rankin | 8 |
| 09/19/25 @ McComb | 11 |
| 09/12/25 vs Madison Central | 8 |
| 09/05/25 @ Franklin County | 6 |
| 08/29/25 vs Lawrence County | 5 |
Brookhaven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hampton Smith and Tanner Hardy. Smith is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Laurel's side was Jeremy Bibbs, who picked up two sacks, forced one fumble, and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Sumrall fell victim to South Jones and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves.
Sumrall's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Brookhaven, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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