See which team dominated on the scoreboard during the Pearl River

After a 5-5 season and a first-round playoff loss in 2024, the Pearl River football team wants to take the next step this year.

With new head coach Jerry Leonard at the helm, the Rebels started their journey on Aug. 21 with a home scrimmage against Belle Chasse.

Learning experiences were plentiful as the Cardinals won the controlled portion of the scrimmage 13-0, while also taking the timed, live portion 12-0.

“I learned today that we have to finish,” Leonard said. “We were in the right places so many times on defense and offense where we had things locked up and just didn’t finish.

“Those little things pay big dividends, and they paid off big for Belle Chasse because they did finish. Those are the things we have to go back and fix, and we have to be able to simulate those things in pr