Alcender Jackson was an award-winning offensive lineman for the Tigers. He was featured in Sports Illustrated and named to the 1995 USA Today All-USA High School Football Team. Jackson was a four-year letterman for the LSU Tigers and went on to play three years in the NFL for the Cowboys and the Packers.
Barry Gibson was a multi-sports star in high school leading the football team in receiving, hitting over .500 in baseball, and anchoring the 440-yard relay team that won the South State championship. Barry lettered four years in football at the University of Southern Mississippi before signing with the Washington Redskins.
Guts Fisher excelled at football and went on to play three years at Ole Miss. In 1901, Guts was named Third Team All-American as the center on Princeton University’s football team. Fisher was also the University of Tennessee’s third head football coach.
Honeyman Evans started for three years as the Monarchs’ football quarterback and the point guard on Magnolia’s basketball team. Honeyman was twice named all-conference quarterback and was the leading scorer on his junior and senior year basketball teams, averaging over 20 points per game both years.
Houston Cunningham was a star basketball player for the Monarchs, averaging 20 points per game for three years. Houston was team captain his junior and senior years, and he was named to all-conference teams three years in a row. He led the Monarchs to the 1967-1968 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship. He played on two
Gatorade Player of the Year, Damarius Bilbo led the Tigers to the 2000 state championship in football, passing for four touchdowns and 316 yards to defeat Clinton High School. His career stats as a Tiger include 46 touchdowns and 4412 yards passing. Bilbo went on to play football at Georgia Tech and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys.
Coach Alexander is the winningest football coach in the history of Moss Point high school athletics, with a career record of 167-55. His teams won the 5A State Championship five times (1983, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000).
Undefeated as a high school pitcher, Tiger baseball star Jay Adams had to choose between playing for Ole Miss and turning pro. Jay signed with the Chicago Cubs and pitched a shutout and hit a home run his first game. Unfortunately, an arm injury ended his career prematurely.
