<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Y2wlD_1E9mYBWh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Y2wlD_1E9mYBWh00" width="1200" height="600" >WIGGINS, Miss. (WLOX) — It’s only fitting for a team like Stone to have a defense as hard as a rock. Many would credit the team’s defensive-minded head coach for the Tomcats ability to frustrate offenses but Jacob Aycock believes it is the players’ coachability that allows them to have such success. “I will remind our guys when they tell me good job for something that I did not make a tackle all night,” said Aycock. “I have zero interceptions on the year. It really is about how coachable these young men are. I think just being able to watch film, study it on their own, come back and ask questions, I think that is what has made us pretty good over the past few years and hopefully continue to grow that.”To say the Tomcats were pretty good in 2025 is an understatement, with the team going 8-4 on the season, undefeated in district play and advancing to the second round of the playoffs following a dominant 35-7 beatdown over Sumrall.2025 marked the second year the team advanced to the second round of the playoffs and while the Tomcats are proud of the standard being built, they are hungry to advance deeper into the postseason.“We are building on everything that we did last season,” said running back Jaden Theriot. “Getting back to that second round of the playoffs and we are looking forward to going ahead of that. We are looking forward to getting past that game and south state.” “That is not enough now,” said defensive back Charley Paslay. “That is are standard, that is what we have to beat. We have to get better every single day. Going past the second round of the playoffs, just getting to state, that is my goal. That is the whole team’s goal.”While the suffocating defense played a large role in the team’s success, the team’s X-factor on offense has to be running back Ayden Green who is back with more experience.The elusive back rushed for 1,374 yards while reaching the end zone 14 times on the ground in a sophmore season that produced seven games with over a hundred yards.“A year ago we were playing in a close game and I was already to trying to think about, defensively, when we come back out what is our strategy, what do we have to stop on this next drive? Ayden picks up a third and 15, and anytime you have a back that can pick up a third and long, not only does it reset the chains, it is that much time off the clock that we get to drain,” Aycock said. “Honestly I think it is my vision,” said Green. “I am able to break tackles and outrun people but without the eyes I feel like I would not be able to get outside or break inside.”Both the game-wrecking defense and explosive offense colliding is something the team views as a method of improving both units which in turn makes the entire team greater as a whole. “Going against the starters every day it just pushes us to go harder. Knowing that I have someone who is going to try and hit me or make me better every day just makes me feel like no defense can stop me,” Green said.“It really puts pressure on us to not mess up and just go as hard as we can,” Paslay said. As the team keeps improving the expectations grow with it making one thing clear: District titles are the least of the championships the Tomcats are looking to bring the city of Wiggins. ‘Watch out for us. Watch out for the offense, the backfield is super explosive. Watch out for the defensive guys, we have got a great secondary. I would stay away from them as much as possible.See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team HERE.</div></body>

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