At South Panola High School in Batesville, Mississippi, they are not accustomed to losing. Since Head Coach Lance Pogue joined the school in 2007, the Tigers have an overall record of 58-2 and, prior to this year, had won two state championships in three years to add to their previous six titles. But this year South Panola set a new benchmark by not only winning another Mississippi 6A State Championship but by also capturing the mythical prep ‘National Championship’ by achieving the top spot on three of the most important high school sports rankings, Rivals.com, USA Today and MaxPreps. They completed this season a perfect 15-0 and generally dominated their opponents. Pogue, who is a native of Eupora, Mississippi, has both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Delta State. He previously was at Eupora and he became their head coach prior to
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