Growing up watching great players come out of Louisville High School and do big things on the gridiron was inspirational to Pervis Frazier.
The talented athlete told himself that he would do anything necessary to be in those cleats one day and competing for a scholarship on the next level. He got that opportunity with the national championship East Mississippi Community College Lions and he’s running with it. He gives the LHS Wildcat program the credit for driving him to continue to compete.
“I just looked up to all of the other guys that came up before me and played Division I ball,” Frazier said. “You see that as a key in life and you want to do that same thing and have that same success.”
Frazier was a star playmaker for the Wildcats a couple of seasons ago when he caught 56 passes for 842 yards and 11 touchdowns as an electric receiver in Louisville’s offense. It helped set the stage for what would be a state championship season last year while Frazier was doing his thing in Scooba.
In his first year of college, Frazier played in nine ball games but only recorded a catch though it went for 45 yards. He admits that college has been a transition.
“It’s just been about adjusting to the speed of the game and working harder,” Frazier said. “It’s a harder level so you have to prepare for better talent.”
This year, Frazier has the benefit of playing with a former Power 5 Conference quarterback. Washington State transfer Connor Neville has been standing out since his transfer to Scooba and Frazier has already learned a lot from him.
“Connor already knows what to expect and how to work. He’s showing us how to get ready for the next level,” Frazier said. “He knows how to win. He won in high school so he’s preparing us.”
As the season begins this Thursday for Frazier and the offense at Hinds Community College, he and his teammates will be defending two-straight national championships. By that same token, the Wildcats began their season last week against Noxubee in defense of a state title.
Frazier has come up watching head coach Tyrone Shorter at Noxubee County and said that the Wildcats are in good hands for the foreseeable future.
“I think Louisville will be pretty good. Coach Shorter is a great coach and has a lot of winning in his background at Macon,” Frazier said. “He should do a pretty good job with them. They’ve got a lot of talent over there.”
