Rockets
| 10/17/25 @ Canton | 56-50 |
| 10/10/25 vs Greenville | 35-22 |
| 09/26/25 vs Columbus | 17-6 |
Neshoba Central extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Alandrick Hathorne. The Rockets came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 56-50 W against the Canton Tigers for which the team can thank Hathorne, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 92 receiving yards and one score. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Denterrious Loggins was another key player, rushing for 117 yards and a pair of TDs. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.
Despite the loss, Canton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jaden Gee threw for 315 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards on only five carries. Gee's passing game has become a key predictor of the Tigers' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise.
Neshoba Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Canton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Neshoba Central and Canton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. The Rockets (ranked 64th) will meet Warren Central (ranked 17th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Canton will take on Ridgeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (101 vs. 32).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
