In only their second meeting ever, Hoover overpowered South Panola 35-10 in a televised event Friday night.
South Panola did not score its first touchdown of the season until 39 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Except for five field goals by Clayton Sibley, South Panola went seven quarters without a touchdown.

It was reminiscent of last year when the Tigers went the equivalent of two games (eight) quarters without a touchdown.

Deandre Harris broke the spell when he hauled in a 34-yard pass from junior quarterback Rip Kirk and raced up the middle for the score.

Clayton Sibley kicked the extra point to cut the lead 28-10. Sibley had kicked a 27-yard field goal with 4:24 left in the third.

Kirk was 13/26 for 116 yards, two interceptions and one touchdown.

Harris had eight receptions for 76 yards and one touchdown.

The Tigers lost senior running back Ladarius Strong to injury late in the first quarter. Strong had all seven carries for 38 yards in the first quarter to lead the rushers.

Hoover took a 14-0 lead into halftime on a one-yard run with 10:04 left in second quarter and a 13-yard pass with 45 seconds left on the clock.

South Panola was threatening to score in the second quarter when Hoover’s Marlon Humphrey intercepted the ball in the end zone with 6:30 left in the first half.

In the third quarter, Hoover’s Calen Campbell raced for a 67-yard run up the middle for a touchdown with 9:26 left in the quarter to take a 21-0 lead. With only one minute off the clock, Hoover’s Devon Early intercepted Kirk’s pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown and a 28-0 score.

Hoover put the icing on the cake with a Kyler Jackson 11-yard run with 5:45 remaining in the game.

On defense South Panola’s Dashawn Lindsey led with nine tackles, followed by Tony Conner with eight.

South Panola will host Gulfport next Friday in non-conference action with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m.