At this time last year, Gulfport held off Hancock in what ended up being the deciding game in the Region 4-6A Championship Race. Considering the Hawks' record entering tonight’s rematch, that probably won’t be the case this year, but the two teams still delivered a classic contest. Led by Southern Miss commit TQ Newsome, Gulfport took a 28-15 lead into halftime, before the two teams traded blows all second half. Despite 20 fourth quarter points by Hancock (2-5, 0-3), the Admirals (6-1, 3-0) held on for the 49-42 victory