Football’s Jairus McFarland named Forrest General Wildcat of the Week

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River football standout Jairus McFarland (Hattiesburg) has been named Forrest General Wildcat of the Week.

The redshirt freshman had an impressive showing in the Wildcats’ opener against Mississippi Gulf Coast, registering two tackles and three pass breakups, and grading out at a 96. McFarland’s biggest play came in the waning moments of the first half when he picked off a long Gulf Coast pass near the goal line.

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The Wildcats return to action on Thursday, visiting Copiah-Lincoln for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff. Thursday is the Wolves’ homecoming.

TICKETS

A limited number of general admission tickets for Thursday’s game can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis by visiting colin.ticketleap.com. Tickets are $10.

Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) and Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) passes will be accepted, providing the pass holder calls Co-Lin’s athletics department at 601-643-8464 before Wednesday at noon. Only one person will be admitted per pass. Pass and valid ID must be presented at the gate.

STREAMING + RADIO PRCCMedia.com will once again be the digital home for Pearl River Wildcat Athletics in 2020-21. In addition to PRCCMedia.com, fans with a Roku or Amazon Fire device can also stream PRCC’s games by downloading the “Pearl River CC” channel from the app store.

All football games will also be carried on WRJW 1320 AM and WRJWRadio.com.

WJDR 98.3 FM in Columbia is a new addition to the Wildcat Radio Network in 2020.

Carey Meitzler returns as the play-by-play voice of the Wildcats for both the stream and radio. He'll be joined once again by Barry Harper as the color analyst. Jacob Hickman will provide insight from the sidelines.

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