POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The Pearl River Wildcats stumbled in their final home contest of the 2025 season, falling 56-13 to No. 12 Hinds on Homecoming at Dobie Holden Stadium.
Hinds (6-2 overall; 4-1 MACCC) struck first, jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead over Pearl River (1-7; 0-5).
The Wildcats answered late in the first quarter when Keenan Franks (State Line; Greene County) capped off a determined drive with a 14-yard touchdown run at the 3:49 mark. The score was set up by a clutch 19-yard completion from Kobe Pierce (Laurel) to Howard Kinchen (Lafayette, La.; Patterson) on fourth down, trimming the deficit to 14-6.
The Eagles responded with 28 unanswered points to stretch their lead to 42-6 before Franks found the end zone again early in the third quarter — his second touchdown of the night and eighth of the season — making it 42-13.
Hinds tacked on two more scores before the final whistle to secure the 56-13 victory.
LEADING THE WAY
Pierce completed 13 passes for 78 yards, including a long of 19.
Franks finished with 13 carries for 50 yards and two touchdowns, while Jacobi Jefferson (Slidell, La.; Salem) added 37 yards on 11 attempts.
Kinchen paced the receiving corps with five catches for 43 yards.
Defensively, Eric Moore Jr. (Ocean Springs) led the way with six tackles, followed closely by Jeffrey Hopgood (Kiln; Hancock) with five.
NEXT UP
The Wildcats wrap up the 2025 campaign next Thursday when they travel to Ellisville to take on Jones College. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
TUNE IN
All Pearl River football games are livestreamed free at PRCCMedia.com/Gold. Fans with Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV can also watch by downloading the "Pearl River CC" channel.
Games will also air locally on WRJW 1320-AM, 106.9 FM, and WRJWRadio.com.
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