Dyer County looks to bounce back at South Gibson

 



Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

The Choctaws will look to get back on the winning track – both overall and in Region 7-4 – this Friday night as Dyer County travels to Medina to take on South Gibson in another region matchup.

Dyer County dropped its first game of the season this past Friday night, falling 56-27 to North Side in Newbern. Choctaw Head Coach Justin Dubruiel shared the biggest takeaway he wants for his team coming off the first loss of 2025.

“The biggest takeaway is that the way our region is set up,” Dubruiel said. “We have a lot of good teams that can take advantage of any miscues that you have.

“So we have to be able to adapt and overcome some of those things. We can’t let this loss define who we are and define the season. We get region games from here on out minus one week.”

Moving ahead to this Friday night and the game with South Gibson, Dubruiel said the Hornets are a very physical team, offensively.

“Offensively, they lineup and hit you in the mouth physically,” the Choctaw head coach explained. “They control the clock and have different options of who is getting the ball.”

The front part of the Dyer County defense will need to set the tone for the Choctaws this week.

“The front seven or eight guys need to be on their toes,” Dubruiel said. “We have secure tackles and read our keys for us to be successful.”

On the other side of the ball, the front seven of the Hornets will look to set the tone for the South Gibson defense.

“Defensively, their front four guys are physical,” Dubruiel said. “Linebacker-wise, they are fast to the football.”

According to Dubruiel, the boys up front with the offensive line will need to take care of business this week.

“Offensively, we are challenging the offensive line in our run blocking and pass blocking this week,” Dubruiel said.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday night in Medina at South Gibson High School.

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