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Calhoun City High School Wildcats defeated Simmons High School Blue Devils 14-8 on December 4, 2025, at Davis Wade Stadium to win the MHSAA Class 1A State Championship

Team finished the season with a 13-1 record, earning their first state championship since 2016 and third overall in program history

Xavian Pittman scored the winning 33-yard rushing touchdown with eight seconds left in the third quarter; Demarious Pittman scored the other touchdown with a six-yard run

Wildcats defense held Simmons to just 97 total yards on 45 plays in rain-soaked conditions where both teams combined for only 240 yards of offense

Head Coach M.D. Jennings led the 31-player roster with six assistant coaches: Sawyer Byars, Cameron Clarke, Travis England, Chakel Gates, Bradley Mitchell, and Justin Moore