Biloxi beats Gulfport 64-55, advances to Semifinals in Jackson

Biloxi beats Gulfport 64-55, advances to Semifinals in Jackson

- four area high school basketbal- teams played at the - coast coliseum, on saturday...- as a part of the quarter-final- round, in the class 6-a - playoffs.

- gulfport-biloxi was obviously - the main event... but all three- games were at one point tied...- as late as the fourth - quarter... making this one of - the craziest days, of local - hoops... in - recent memory.- admirals taking on the indians,- for the right to go to the fina- four in jackson... and if we- learned anything from the - regular season split, between - these long-time rivals... we- should just throw those other - two games out the window... - right now.- first points of the game belong- to biloxi... caleb mc-carty jus- too strong... that's three the- hard way... and we certainly- haven't heard the last from him- gulfport responding to the earl- deficit... deon - - - - drake... drake just stands for- do right and kill everything...- the - senior making the hard shots- look easy.- and even when they don't go - in... good things seem to - happen... - drake with a little bit of a- heat check... kobie williams- crashing the o-glass... finds - reubon kelly... and he can shoo- it... but not scared to drive i- either... flexing those - beach muscles, on a saturday...- that ties the game, at 21-all..- admirals lead it 29-23, at the- half.

- and the momentum would stay wit- gulfport... - especially drake... heart of a- champion... just finding all- kinds - of ways to create offense... an- don't look now... but the - admirals are up big, here in th- third... 41-25... seber windham- - - - has a lot of questions... - like... how in the world is - biloxi gonna- respond.- well this oughta help... keonta- beasley in foul trouble... so - it's- kase hampton stepping up huge..- all of a sudden that 16-- point lead... down to just- three.- and the indians would find a wa- to come all the way back... jus- watch mc-carty go to work... wh- says the big man doesn't have - a place in today's game...- mc-carty had a game-high 28 - points... 16 of - which... came in the fourth - quarter... someone get this - kid a division i offer... now - it's just a one-point game.

- don't call it a comeback... - jervin smith all up in the- passing - lane... and that gives big red- its first lead... since it was- 21-19... all- the way back in the second- quarter... tell 'em what's up,- sir.- but of course... the admirals - aren't going anywhere just- yet... williams with the- interception... and he doesn't- even need landing gear... he's- prefers the altitude... - charge up young fella... he - tried a 360 dunk earlier this - year and- missed... that make is a lot- better... still tied, at 48-all- until the indians un-tie it...- for good... smith coming up so- big,- in the pressure cooker- moments... you think he plays - football too... absolutely... - six-point lead, for biloxi... - and - that's it... that's game.

- indians win it, 64-55... and- they're heading to the big- house, for- the first time... since 2012.

- - "i wanted it more.

I have to ge- a ring, so- there's just no option.

No othe- option than getting a ring, so - didn't have a choice to - lose."- "i asked the guys who were- coming back, i- - - - said do you remember how that - felt?

And i said, that just was- not a great feeling.

And- my guys said yes sir, we do.

An- i said, then we don't want to - - - - have that feeling no more.

And - felt like in the third quarter- my guys started feeling that- feeling when we - got down 16 points.

And when- you're feeling that feeling - you've tasted it before,- it's like bad medicine in your- mouth and you just spit it out.- - - - and i think that's what my guys- did.

When they started inhaling- that bad taste, they said no- coach, we're not- going to do this again.

We're - going to go to the final four."- biloxi gets jackson murrah, in- - - - wednesday's 8-30 p-m semi-final- game... at the mississippi- coliseum, in jackson.