<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Q26Mj_1Gzr4bMU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Q26Mj_1Gzr4bMU00" width="542" height="538" ></figure>The final four weeks of the 2026 high school football season brought us four more games. They started on the road versus the Northwest Rankin Cougars, followed by a home game against the Petal Panthers, before they hit the road against Brandon, and returned home for Senior Night against the Oak Grove Warriors.At Northwest Rankin Cougars: L 27-19The Pearl Pirates dropped their sixth game of the year to the Northwest Rankin Cougars. While the Pirates kept it close for a while, the Cougars increased their lead late, leaving the Pirates with too big of a deficit to overcome.As a team, the Pirates broke 100 total yards rushing on the night with 107 total rushing yards. Peyton Parks led the team with 60 rushing yards on the night. Meanwhile through the air, Kruise Atwood threw for a total of 187 passing yards on only nine completions, averaging just over 20 yards per completion. The leading receiver on the night was Jalen Stringfellow. The 6-foot-4 senior wide receiver caught only two passes and a touchdown. Wide receiver Jacob Tillman also had a single reception for 48 yards. vs Petal Panthers: L 29-20Early on against the Petal Panthers, the Pirates had the Panthers in a chokehold. Their first two drives both resulted in touchdowns and the defense locked down the Panthers’ offense. The first touchdown was the result of a methodical 11-play, 67-yard drive that ended with a 1-yard rushing touchdown by senior running back Peyton Parks. The next drive followed up with another Parks touchdown, this time from five yards out. However, the momentum quickly flipped. Pearl’s next drive would end in disaster, Petal blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown, fueling Petal’s comeback and cutting Pearl’s lead to 7. From there, the game would only go downhill for the Pirates. Kruise Atwood would go on to throw two interceptions in the second half with only one touchdown. Of course the game ended with Pearl collecting their seventh loss on the year, mathematically eliminating the Pearl Pirates from the playoff race.at Brandon Bulldogs: L 43-8Known to many as the ‘Eat Dirt’ rivalry, Brandon and Pearl appeared on the schedule for the 77th consecutive year. Over its history, the rivalry has featured everything from wild endings, heartbreaking losses, and everything in between. Unfortunately for the Pirates, they were on the losing end of a beatdown. For a while in the first half, it looked like Pearl might keep it close, however we found later this was not the case. Brandon beat the Pirates in dominating fashion, 43-8. Senior Night vs Oak Grove Warriors: L 49-13The final game of the season was Senior Night, honoring the graduates for their contributions to the program. Players like Peyton Parks and Jalen Stringfellow were honored as the graduating class of 2027.Oak Grove started hot, scoring 28 points in the first quarter while holding Pearl to six. Oak Grove continued their domination, scoring 21 more in the ballgame, while Pearl only scored one more time. This loss marked a disappointing end to the Pirates’ season.The Pearl Pirates season ends with a record of 2-9. Following a reclassification, the team looks to build around returning players to improve next season. For Pearl News, I’m Zachary Hoober, thank you for following the 2026 Pearl Pirates. See you next season!</div></body>

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The final four weeks of the 2026 high school football season brought us four more games. They started on the road versus the Northwest Rankin Cougars, followed by a home game against the Petal Panthers, before they hit the road against Brandon, and returned home for Senior Night against the Oak Grove Warriors.

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The final four weeks of the 2026 high school football season brought us four more games. They started on the road versus the Northwest Rankin Cougars, foll

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