<body><div>LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Laurel Golden Tornadoes are entering the 2026 season looking to build off another South State run.Laurel reached the South State championship for the second time in three years last season, overcoming an 0-6 start to put together a six-game winning streak and make it to the Class 5A final four. The Golden Tornadoes’ season ended against 5A state champion Brookhaven, leaving this group hungry for another opportunity.“It left me in awe last year when we lost,” said junior quarterback Brysen Bivins. “It had a really bad taste in my mouth. I’m ready to come back for vengeance.” Laurel is focused on continuing to grow as a team during fall camp. “Just want to continue to improve in every aspect,” said Laurel head football coach Ryan Earnest. “There’s nothing specific that we want to improve on. We want to take every facet of our football team and get one percent better every day.”The Golden Tornadoes lost a large senior class and several key contributors from last year’s team, they’re looking for their returning players to take another step forward.But their goal hasn’t changed. Laurel wants to put itself in position to make another deep playoff run and finish the season with a championship. “Every time we kick the ball off, our goal and our intention is to win, but we understand the season is a marathon, not a sprint,” Earnest said. “There will be highs and lows. Our goal every year is to play 14 ballgames and win the last one. Whatever that looks like, whether it’s 14-0 or 9-5, we want to play 14 ballgames and win the last one.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3XlYrK_1E4MuyIH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3XlYrK_1E4MuyIH00" width="1300" height="241" ><figcaption>WDAM 7 On Your Side composer template image (WDAM7)</figcaption></figure>Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.</div></body>

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LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Laurel Golden Tornadoes are entering the 2026 season looking to build off another South State run. Laurel reached the South State championship for the second time in three years last season, overcoming an 0-6 start to put together a six-game winning streak and make it to the Class 5A final four.

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LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Laurel Golden Tornadoes are entering the 2026 season looking to build off another South State run. Laurel reached the South Stat

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