Today, the Laurel High School Tornado's football team is playing in primetime at the Mississippi High School State Championship in Oxford, MS at the Ole Miss Football Stadium. The state championship game kicks off at 7:30pm against West Point High School. The weather is schedule to be raining with possible thunderstorms with temperatures around 46 degrees and wind 15-20 mph. It's setup to be a dog fight.
West Point is 10-3 and haven't lost a game in 2 months, when they were defeated 27-21 by Clarksdale High School. They also lost there first two games of the season against Starkville and Louisville. They been on a 6 game winning streaking, winning their last game against Clarksdale to become North State Champions.
Laurel is 8-6 but is on a 4 game winning streak lead by it's elite star quarterback, Kobe Pierce who has been dominate against teams as of late with successful handoffs, very accurate passing, and incredible running plays breaking from the pocket has kept him scoring touchdown after touchdown.
Much of Laurel's success this season has relied on it's 3 star recruit Anthony Rogers, who will also be playing in the state's allstar game next weekend in Gulfport. Add that to Laurel's other 3 star recruit Rashayd McGruder who somehow catches an interception almost every game, the secondary becomes a no-fly zone as if the two defensive backs become secret service agents guarding the White House.
On defense, West Point will have less than approximately 2 seconds to get rid of the ball as Laurel's elite line get to the quarterback extremely fast often time resulting in the quarter spending much of the game on the ground than on his feet.
On offense, Laurel has a workhorse in its runningback, Brayden Jordan who at any given moment has proven according to his teammates that he can put the entire team on his back and carry them from first down to touchdown.
All of the team's success is the result of one brilliant mind, Head Coach Ryan Earnest. Coach Earnest has preached all season his kids are some of the most talented kids in the state and outside of self-inflicted mistakes, he always knew his kids would make it to the state championship if they executed according to game plan. Now Coach Earnest is looking to restore Laurel to its glory and uplift the city's spirit.
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