POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Morgan Craft (Picayune) kicked the Pearl River football team to victory last week at East Central, and his heroic effort has earned him the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Special Teams Player of the Week award. Craft is the first Wildcat football player to earn a weekly conference award this season.
Pearl River erased a 13-0 deficit in the second half on the road against the Warriors, largely thanks to Craft. The freshman was perfect in the contest, making all three of his field goal attempts and both of his extra-point chances. His first two field goals of the night were from 34 and 38 yards out. The 38-yarder was the longest of his collegiate career.
Neither kick was bigger than his final kick of the night. In the dying seconds of the contest, PRCC trotted Craft out for a potential game-winning field goal from 32 yards out. After a perfect snap and hold, Craft sent his kick attempt up and through the uprights to earn a 23-20 victory, sending Wildcats sprinting around the field in excitement.
NEXT UP
The Wildcats make the trip to Perkinston Thursday night for a 7 p.m. matchup with archrival Gulf Coast.
TICKETS
Tickets for PRCC’s game at Gulf Coast are available now at MGCCCBulldogs.com/Tickets or at the gate. Tickets purchased online are $10 per adult and $7 per child. Tickets purchased at the gate are $15 per adult and $10 per child.
TUNE IN
All Pearl River football games are livestreamed for free at PRCCMedia.com/Gold. Fans who have Roku, Amazon Fire or Apple TV devices can also watch the Wildcat broadcasts by downloading the “Pearl River CC” channel from their app stores.
Games can also be heard at WRJW 1320-AM, 106.9 FM and WRJWRadio.com.
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