Gulfport senior quarterback T.Q. Newsome put together an outstanding effort Friday night to lift the Admirals to a 33-28 victory over Petal at Milner Stadium.


Newsome completed 19 of 28 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran 19 times for 96 yards and two more scores.

The 445 yards of total offense set a career high for the 6-foot-2, 208-pound Southern Miss commit.

Newsome accounted for all five of Gulfport’s scores, including a 42-yard touchdown pass to Deshun Shields with 1:33 remaining to give the Admirals all the insurance they needed.

Newsome started the scoring with a 24-yard touchdown run with 8:47 left in the first half to give the Admirals a 7-0 lead.

He followed with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Eli Zavala, a 39-yard touchdown run and a 62-yard scoring toss to Tommie Johnson.

The Admirals are 2-0 as they prepare to host Archbishop Rummel next week.