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The Columbia Wildcats, led by quarterback Clydarrien Peters, are set to take on the Poplarville Hornets, led by Ty Keys, for the right to play for the Class 4A State Championship.
As if the Columbia Wildcats would have it any other way, the South comes down to a 48-minute battle with Poplarville and arguably the top player in Mississippi.