25 Teams in 25 Days: Pass Christian Pirates

It’s jamboree eve here on New 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days and as fate would have it, the honor of going on the last Thursday before the return of high school football goes to Pass Christian for the second year in a row.

- it's jamboree eve, here on news- 25's 25 teams in 25 days... and- as fate - would have it... the honor of - going on the last thursday- before the return of high schoo- football... goes- to pass christian, for the- second year in a row.

- also for the second year in a - row... is a new head coach- leading the pirates into- battle... on the back of the- program's best season... well..- ever.

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- nat ---> whistle blows- - - - nat ---> "woo!

Don't matter!

Ge better!"

"we want to build on that, make it where it's not a surprise- when that happens.

That's - going to be our expectation - every year.

We're going to be - - - - pushing into the playoffs,- making runs.

So i don't want it- to be oh wow, pass made the - playoffs.

That's a- great year.

That's going to be- the standard."

Chase carmody knows a thing or- two about winning... having - served as the defensive - coordinator of another pirates- team, at pearl... where his sid- of the ball led all of class- 6-a, in - scoring defense... during the - team's 16-0 run, to a gold- ball.

- now it's all eyes on him... as - first-time head coach.- "he definitely came in and set the ground rules.

He came - - - - straightforward, looked - everybody in the eyes, looked a- everybody and just told them, - we're going - to win."

"it was the day i had first com into the locker room, and i was- sitting at my - locker and he was going around- meeting everybody and he looked- at me and he- shook my hand and it was just - that first handshake and it was- firm, good, looked me - in the eye.

I had a good feelin- about him.

And when he talked, - - - - liked what he said."

"when i came down here, it's go all of the ingredients you need- to be successful.

Kind- of like pearl, we've got a grea- administration, great support,- great community.

And once - everything comes together and - we're all pushing in the right- direction, i think we - can build something like that."

Pass christian broke ground on- that project, during the lone - year of the blake pennock era..- prior to his departure, for - ocean springs.- as far as comeback stories go..- the pirates had the - best one, on the entire gulf- coast... posting an overall - record, of 8-4... a seven-win - improvement, from 20-18.- "it was a roller coaster.

But i was one just going all the way- up.

It never went - down, and it was amazing.

- there's nothing like it.

Just - win after win, it felt- amazing."

The cherry on top was hosting - - - - the program's third-ever playof- game, against purvis -- a team- the pass had already- beaten, during the regular- - - - season -- and winning that- playoff game, against purvis...- 35-20... for the first-ever - post- - season win... in school history- "at first, it didn't really com into my mind.

I didn't think- about it.

It wasn't something - that- i was aware of until after, and- i think i heard somebody saying- going back to - the locker room, guys, that was- your first playoff win at pass- forever.

And i was- - - - like, oh my lord.

I set history- it dawned on me.

It really - i- was stunned for a second."

"i just knew it was too long fo us not to have one.

We all have- great athletes that come- through here, but for us to be- the ones that make history, - we're going to go far."

This season... pass christian's- biggest challenge - appears to be youth... down fro- 17 seniors... all the way to- just nine.- the pirates also graduated one- of the state's top 5 passers, i- dustin allison... now at- p-r-c-c... but using either of- those - drawbacks, as an excuse... woul- go directly against the - team's new motto... d-m-g-b.- "don't matter, get better."

"it's the perfect saying for what we're going through right- now because there's all - kinds of adversity and no matte- what obstacles you come through- just finding a- way to get better."

"don't matter, get better.

It means a lot of - we might have- some circumstances- that we may not like.

May have- some bad things happen, lose a- player, somebody gets - injured, things like that.

But- it doesn't matter.

We're going- to get better.

We're- going to have somebody step up.- there's always someone there to- fill- their shoes.

Always going to be- something bad that's going to - happen.

Just got to - deal with it, and get better."

For example... the pirates are- gonna have to deal with the - fact that their normal rivalry- game against long beach -- the- oyster bowl -- is now just a- jamboree, for this year.- but just getting to walk- through day, in the midst of a- global pandemic... is already a- sign... of better things- to come.- "i don't think it counts in the official oyster bowl rankings,- but we're going to play."

"right now, i'm just thinking about getting on that field.- i've missed it.

It's- something that i can't wait to- get back to.

Being there with m- brothers, my team, i- know they're ready for it.

Just- getting down on the line, it's- going to be that last first - game kind of mentality for me."

- pass christian lost its august- 21st oyster bowl, against - long beach -- now obviously - tomorrow's jamboree -- as - well as an august 28th road - game, at forrest county a-h-s.- the pirates also picked up sout- jones, on october 9th...- and will start the season, on - september 4th... at home agains- purvis... that same team pass - christian beat... in its-