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Port Gibson football team shutout Wilkinson County 32-0
Port Gibson High School football team shut out Wilkinson County 32-0 on Friday night.
Raphael Neal had a field day at quarterback as he threw four touchdown passes in the win. Neal hit Kejaylen Edwards(30 yards), Carome Carroll(25 yards), and Joseph Porter(95 and 10 yards) for scores. Neal completed 8 of 14 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns.
Damion Young, Edwards, and Lenelle Snyder all scored successful two-point conversions. Porter dominated on both the offense and defense as he finished with two receptions, 105 yards, and two touchdowns. He also caught two interceptions on defense.
D’Elliai Smith and Cortez Hedrick led the defense with multiple tackles as Port Gibson allowed zero points.
Friday’s win was the Blue Waves’ second victory in a row as they took down Jim Hill 20-13 last week. Currently, Port Gibson is only allowing 16 points per game this season and only 6.5 in the last two games. Offensively, the Blue Waves are putting up 19.3 points per game and 26 points per game within the last two contests.
PG went 2-8 last season in 2023 but they are now already 2-1 in week three which shows much improvement with the program as they will play at home next week. On Friday, the Blue Waves will host Raymond High School who defeated them 14-6 last year. The Rangers are currently 0-3 and coming off a 60-0 loss to North Pike. They are only averaging four points a game in 2024.
Next Friday’s game will begin at 7 p.m. where the Blue Waves will be looking to extend their current winning streak as they face Raymond who is searching for their first win of the season.
The Blue Waves are led by Head Coach Harry Brown who is in his second tenure with the team. He also serves as Athletics Director with the Claiborne County School District.
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