Hattiesburg High School

Hattiesburg, MS (Forrest County); home of the Tigers; one of the most storied high school athletic programs in southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg is the third-largest city in Mississippi — known as "The Hub City" for its position at the intersection of major rail and highway routes — and home to the University of Southern Mississippi (Golden Eagles), whose football, basketball, and baseball programs have brought national attention to the region; Hattiesburg High School has been a feeder program for the Golden Eagles and for programs across the SEC and Sun Belt conferences for decades; produced generations of athletes who went on to professional careers; one of the most historically significant prep programs in the southern half of the state