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AUGUST 24-30, 2015 GRIDIRON INSIDE » MSU’S DAVID TURNER INTERVIEW » TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT REBELS » USM’S DEVIN FARRIOR » BIG 10 AND LITTLE 10 RANKINGS AND NOTES » TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES » MACJC ROUNDUP » HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS » HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES BIG 10 1. SOUTH PANOLA 2. OXFORD 3. LAUREL 4. NOXUBEE COUNTY 5. WAYNE COUNTY 6. OAK GROVE 7. MADISON CENTRAL 8. CLINTON 9. D’IBERVILLE 10. MERIDIAN LITTLE 10 PG . 8 JACK WALKER MADISON CENTRAL GAMES OF THE WEEK NORTHWEST JONES VS OAK GROVE WAYNE COUNTY VS MADISON CENTRAL BRANDON VS OXFORD STARKVILLE VS SOUTH PANOLA MERIDIAN VS

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Page 1: Mississippi Gridiron Weekly, Edition 1

AUGUST 24-30, 2015

GRIDIRON

INSIDE » MSU’S DAVID TURNER INTERVIEW » TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT REBELS » USM’S DEVIN FARRIOR » BIG 10 AND LITTLE 10 RANKINGS

AND NOTES » TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES » MACJC ROUNDUP » HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS » HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES

BIG 10 1. SOUTH PANOLA 2. OXFORD 3. LAUREL 4. NOXUBEE COUNTY 5. WAYNE COUNTY 6. OAK GROVE 7. MADISON CENTRAL 8. CLINTON 9. D’IBERVILLE 10. MERIDIAN LITTLE10 PG.8

JACK WALKER MADISON CENTRAL

GAMES OF THE WEEKNORTHWEST JONES

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OAK GROVE

WAYNE COUNTY

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MADISONCENTRAL BRANDON

VSOXFORD STARKVILLE

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SOUTH PANOLA MERIDIAN

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South Panola senior quarterback Donald Twilley rushed 22 times for 304 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Tigers’ 35-25 win over Clinton. Twilley averaged 13.8 yards per carry.

5 DAVID TURNER INTERVIEW: Paul Jones of 247Sports talks to MSU defensive line coach David Turner.

7 TOP 10 MOST IMPORTAN REBELS: Dave Johnson of 247Sports ranks Ole Miss’ ten most important players.

8 BREAKOUT YEAR FOR DEVIN FARRIOR: Drew White of Scout.com takes a look at former Wayne County star Devin Farrior.

9 BIG 10 RANKINGS AND NOTES: Our staff takes a look at everything happening in classes 6A-4A.

10 LITTLE 10 RANKINGS AND NOTES: Our staff takes a look at all the happenings inside MHSAA classes 3A-1A and MAIS AAAA-A.

12 TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES: Our staff takes a look this week’s top 10 high school games.

13 MACJC ROUNDUP: The Mississippi junior colleges get their season underway this week.

14 HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: A full listing of every high school game this week in the Magnolia State.

15 HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS: Updated standings of every region and district in Mississippi.

On the Cover: Madison Central junior quarterback Jack Walk-er completed 8-16 passes for 147 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-18 win over previous No. 2 Meridian last weekend.

INSIDE

TWILLEY LEADS SOUTH PANOLA TO WIN OVER CLINTON

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Mississippi State’s defensive line has a few holes to fill from last season and there’s several players vying for those positions. Following practice on Wednes-day, assistant coach David Turner addressed his position group and talked of training camp progress:

Q: Just describe how two-a-days have gone so far.

Turner: Well, it’s been in-teresting. It’s been good, guys have been working hard. We’ve challenged them that we got to step up. I think A.J. Jefferson and Ryan Brown have been the leaders of the group. Those guys have led every day through their work ethic and the way they have attacked practice and the young guys have followed them. When I say young guys, it is a unique group. I’ve got one senior and seven juniors and the rest of them are freshmen. So it’s a little bit of a gap there but the guys have been working extremely hard. Chris Jones has worked harder than he has the previous two years, which is good. So I am pleased with the way camp has gone thus far.

Q: How much of a differ-ence have you seen from Will Coleman compared to last year when he had to redshirt?

Turner: I don’t think there is any question it changed him. I think No. 1, he wouldn’t have been ready to play both men-tally and physically. So things kinda have a way of working themselves out. He is a whole lot more confident now. He’s been in the program for a year and he’s stronger. Having been in the program but not having played, he is a lot more knowledgeable in the defense. He is not thinking

which means he is playing faster. I’ve really been pleased. It started about the last week and a half of spring ball and he has continued through fall camp.

Q: You did lose some guys from last year. How do you feel about the depth so far this camp?

Turner: Well, now is the time. Yeah, we did lose a lot but every year each team changes. We got numbers and we do have that. Some of those young guys that are redshirt freshmen have got to step up. Cory Thomas has had some good and bad days. Braxton Hoyett has had some good and bad days. Those guys have got to step up. Hopefully we get a chance to play them early and get their feet wet. I think by the middle of the season they will be really solid guys and solid backups. But somebody has got to step up, no question about it. I don’t know if we will be as deep up front as we were last year. But we still got to be able to roll two-deep at least and maybe two and a half.

Q: How is the competition be-tween Nelson Adams and Nick James going?

Turner: Well, Nelson is coming along. He is probably still not as physical as I want him to be but he’s getting better at that. Nick James has made tremendous strides. He is by no means a finished product but he is moving in the right direction and it’s his time. If you look at it realistically, he is a redshirt junior so it’s his time. Usually by that redshirt junior year, those guys start to figure it out and he is coming along. I’ve been pleased with Nick and we just have to keep him focused and take it one day at a time with Nick. I pick at Nick and tell him to hold it in the road

Mississippi State has holes to fill on the defensive line but a deep rotation in 2014 has experienced returners ready for larger defensive roles.

DAVID TURNER BREAKS DOWN MSU D-LINE

Mississippi State junior defensive lineman Chris Jones has put in the offseason work that could make him one of the nation’s best defensive tackles.

today and just keep focusing. So far he has done that.

Q: You talk about A.J. being a leader. What things have you seen from him in practice that he’s been leading?

Turner: Well, A.J. is a guy that loves football. That’s obvious by the way he attacks it. Every day is the same and he works hard and gets better. A.J., I laugh with him about it and he is sneaky good. He got better on me last year and started seeing he was doing things and I was like ‘wow, that’s A.J.’. Everybody obviously remembers Preston (Smith) but A.J. did some really good things last year. I think it started about midway dur-ing the season and he started to figure it out. And A.J. works at it and he is a hard worker as is Ryan Brown. Those guys feed off each other and have been good for the group.

Q: You talk about Chris Jones working harder than he has previously. Is it just a focus thing with Chris?

Turner: Well, you probably have to ask him but I think he is a little more mature and a little more focused. I think he knows what he wants and he was kinda embarrassed by his sophomore year last year. And what we saw last year was not the real Chris. I think all of those things have played a factor in his develop-ment and his push and his desire this fall. And it is his time. He is a true junior and everybody knows he is talented. But he’s got to put the work ethic and the time off the field into the game and work at his craft while he’s out there. Those are the things I’ve seen him doing now.

Q: What is your impression of some of those freshmen in this first week and a half?

Turner: Well, we are just trying

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to keep them here (laughing). You know, all of a sudden they get here and it ain’t recruiting anymore. You got out there on the farm and it is a 100 degrees and all of a sudden they are thinking ‘man, I don’t know about this col-lege football’.

But they are doing well. All jokes aside, it is a good group. Keith Joseph has been a pleas-ant surprise. Anfernee Mullins is a guy that is from Aliceville (Ala.) but is like a typical Mis-sissippi kid, a country kid. He has a long ways to go but he will develop well. Kendell Jones has done some good things and then obviously, Fletcher Adams has a motor. It is a good mixture of guys and I am really pleased with them. I think before it is all said and done they will have really good careers here.

Q: What carry over have you seen from Johnathan Calvin since the spring?

Turner: He’s been kinda like Will Coleman in a sense. In the spring he kinda learned what to do and was feeling his way around. Now he is a whole lot more comfortable. He talks a

whole lot more. It is tough for a junior college guy to come in January and all of a sudden they are thrown in the middle of ev-erything and don’t know anybody and then with spring ball it’s boom, boom, boom, boom. He is comfortable now around all of the guys and is laughing and joking. He is not a guy that talks a whole lot but he is more comfortable and that has allowed him to play faster. He studies and he spends a lot of time studying because foot-ball is important to him. So that has allowed him to play faster.

And he’s got a lot of natural pop. He is a strong kid and has a lot of natural pop. I think he is go-ing to be a good addition to us at (defensive) end.

Q: Any indications of how the rotation at defensive tackle will play out?

Turner: I got no idea. We got to have four guys and who those four guys are right now, I don’t know. We know where we need to be and we will get there before this first ball game. But it is an opportunity for some guys to step forward.

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This list could have easily been expanded to 20, but we cut it off at the “10 Most Important Reb-els” heading into the 2015 season. Arguments can certainly be made for the cornerback tandem of Tee Shepard and Tony Bridges, pass-rushing defensive end Marquis Haynes and the speedy Jaylen Walton. There’s a surprise or two, for sure, but this is how we see it.

1. QB Chad KellyYes, we’re naming a guy who hasn’t even been named a starter as our No. 1 most important play-er on this team. We believe Kelly has to be what he is hoped to be for the Rebels to reach maximum potential. And he plays the most important position on the field.

2. WR Laquon TreadwellTreadwell’s presence makes everyone on the field better. Not many are brave enough to guard him man-to-man, meaning he creates opportunities for others. His absence following his injury last season was a big reason the Rebels lost four of their last six games.

3. S Tony ConnerWhile he never seeks the lime-light, Conner is one of the nation’s best college football players and is the cog that really makes the Landshark defense work. He has the rare skill set that allows him to blow up the run and cover in space in his husky role.

4. OT Laremy TunsilArguably the best left tackle in the country, Tunsil’s presence gives peace of mind on one edge of the offensive line. Any potential absence could set off a sequence of events where the Ole Miss offensive line would be dancing to musical chairs.

5. DT Robert NkemdicheWe can’t think of any other human being that reminds us more of the Incredible Hulk. All Nkemdiche is missing is being green. He is a force in the middle of the Ole Miss defensive line that demands double attention every single snap, and he is an opportunity creator for his brother Landsharks.

6. TE Evan EngramEngram is a master of mismatch in the Ole Miss passing game. He is a tight end that can stretch the field and a lot of times defenses are forced to cover him with a man who just can’t keep up.

7. OG Javon PattersonYou might be surprised to find a true freshman on this list, but you shouldn’t be. Patterson has a bright future and that future is looking more and more like it be-gins now. In light of senior Aaron Morris’ comeback from ACL surgery and the recent labrum tear to guard Rod Taylor’s shoulder, Patterson’s importance has risen substantially. It’s looking more and more like he will be depend-ed upon at the left guard spot. And he’s already good enough to be a major force.

First Team Preseason All-American Robert Nkemdiche leads an Ole Miss defensive line that could rival any in America. The Rebels have four Preseason First Team All-Americans.

TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT REBELS FOR 2015

Ole Miss junior defensive end Robert Nkemdiche has been named a Preseason First Team All-American by CBS Sports and ESPN.

8. MLB C.J. JohnsonJohnson is the “old man” on the Landshark defense now and his move to Mike linebacker means he’s making the calls on the field. He was moved there from defen-sive end to shore up depth issues and give the Rebels an enforcer in the middle. Him being succesful in that role is critical.

9. S Mike HiltonHilton is only 5-9, but he may be the best pure football player on the Rebels’ roster. His versatil-ity and football IQ is superb, and he’s almost like having a coach on the field in the secondary. He’s a well deserved selection to wear the venerable No. 38 this season.

10. RB’s Jordan Wilkins and Akeem JuddOle Miss has struggled mightily in the short-yardage run game in recent seasons. As good as the speedy Jaylen Walton is on the perimeter, he just isn’t built to plow through tackles. Wilkins and Judd are both big, physical backs who will be depended upon for that tough, uphill yardage in the gut of the line of scrimmage. Their success in that endeavor could add another dimension to the Ole Miss offense.

by Dave Johnson Rebels247.com

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Devin Farrior is ready for a huge season after being named a starter mid way through last season.

Devin Farrior has come a long way from the player he was when he stepped foot on the Southern Miss campus as a freshman out of Wayne County High School.

It is hard to believe that Far-rior is now a redshirt sopho-more and vying to lock down the starting guard position as he did last season.

Coming in to this fall, Far-rior is more confident in him-self and his teammates than he has ever been.

“I have a lot of experience from last year starting and learning from all those guys,” Farrior told GoldenEaglePride.com at USM’s media day.

“My big focus now is trying to get better at the little things to be honest. I’m trying to pull others along, teach the young-er guys how to do it better, and find a way every day to make this team and our offensive line better.”

Farrior took a turn last sea-son confidence wise when he emerged as the starting right guard, and this summer only proved to be one that he con-tinued to work and progress.

“This summer with it being totally new and different from the past it was a good different

for us,” he said.“We got more explosive

because of the type of lifts and runs we were doing. We focused a lot more on the quick bursts that we need as offensive linemen.”

Even more than the physical though, Farrior has seen a cul-ture change start to take place in his group and the team as a whole.

“The last couple of years it may have been dreadful to come and work out but Coach Woodfin has made it excit-ing. That little bit of positive energy has propelled everyone to do a little more and give a little bit extra this fall camp.”

The good news for the of-fensive line is that everyone that returns has experience in the system and working under Coach Meadows. That conti-nuity has allowed for a really nice start to camp for the guys in the trenches.

“I think everything is click-ing because all of us have played together for at least a year,” he said.

“Its the chemistry that have us going so well. Some guys may rotate in and out and there is not much drop or difference. The guys have been working together and the communica-tion is becoming second nature to us now.”

Farrior is a lead by example guy, and he’s hoping to point others along and let the vocal

Southern Miss will feature a much more talented roster that should turn around the Golden Eagle program in 2015. The offensive line is one piece to that puzzle.

BREAKOUT YEAR AHEAD FOR DEVIN FARRIOR

Former Wayne County standout Devin Farrior is one reason Golden Eagle fans are optimistic about a turnaround season in 2015.

leaders lead.“I see that Rashod Hill

has stepped up and has been the leader as he needs to be because he’s a senior and is the guy that everyone looks up to,” Farrior said.

“He’s been there when they went to the Conference Cham-pionship and he knows what it takes to get there. He’s the guy we all need to be listen-ing to, someone who has been through it.”

Depth wise, Farrior is en-couraged by not only the depth but also the versatility of the line.

Right now, Brandon Farmer can play left guard and center, I can play right and left guard, and Jerry Harris is competing as well,” he said.

“I told him that he could be that guy who could play a va-riety of positions too. We have guys who can step in and take those reps. Last year I was that guy who had to step in and rotate, but we have a lot more quality depth this year which will help us in the long run.”

by Drew White GoldenEaglePride.com

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QB DebutsSouth Panola’s Donald Twil-

ley shined under the by far the biggest stage of Week 1.

Twilley, a senior backup quar-terback for the Tigers, was a one man wrecking crew in front of 10,000 people at Clinton’s Arrow Stadium on Thursday night.

Twilley rushed for 304 yards on 22 carries with two long touchdown runs to lead South Panola over Clinton 35-25.

His had a 98-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a 63-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter.

“He was kind of our secret weapon,” said South Panola coach Lance Pogue. “He made some big plays for us when we needed him too.”

Another quarterback that did well in the first week was Bran-don’s Brady Anderson.

He tossed for 367 yards with two touchdowns in the Bulldogs 27-24 thrilling win over Ocean Springs.

Anderson had a 13-yard touch-down pass to John Stowers and a

79-yard touchdown pass to Kian-tae Payton. Both passes came in the first quarter.

“Brady gives us a weapon and did a great job with some check downs and made good decisions,” said Brandon coach Tyler Peter-son. “He is going to be a good football player for us for a while.”

Peterson Bowl IIThe second annual Peterson

Bowl between Madison Cen-tral’s Brad Peterson and Bran-don’s Tyler Peterson has added a new feeling.

The game will be played on Saturday.

“We decided to move it cause it is the week before college football and to give more time to get to the game with Highland Colony Parkway under con-struction,” Brad Peterson said. “Should be fun.”

They both agree there will be no family bragging rights.

“We get along very well,” Tyler Peterson said. “Just treating this like any other game and get the kids prepared.”

But Brandon’s John Stowers had this game marked during the offseason.

“It is a game we want to win very badly,” he said. “Big game against a rival and our old coach, but we have to go out and make plays and execute.”

Oxford-Starkville on ESPNU

Oxford and Starkville will get a glimpse of primetime on Friday night.

Oxford (1-0) will travel to Starkville (0-1) and will be na-tionally televised by ESPNU with kickoff slated for 8 p.m.

Oxford won it’s opener with a 35-0 shutout of Southaven, while Starkville is coming off a 26-20 double overtime loss to Noxubee County.

Hattiesburg Tops Petal

Hattiesburg moved down to 5A this season but opened their season Friday night by taking care of remaining 6A business. The

BIG 10 (6A-4A)Three teams in the week 1 Big 10 lost on the opening week-end with Meridian, Clinton and Starkville coming up short.

Tigers snapped an 8-game losing streak to Petal with an 18-13 win and announced to the rest of the teams in 5A that they are a seri-ous contender.

“The kids played with a lot of effort,” said Hattiesburg head coach Tony Vance. “Getting off to a great start with a win at Petal was outstanding for us. We needed this but we have a long way to go.”

Top PerformersNoxubee County defensive

end Jeffery Simmons led the Yel-lowjackets to a double overtime win against Starkville, finishing with 15 tackles, 5 sacks, five hurries, three passes defended, a blocked extra point and a recov-ered fumble.

Ocean Springs running back Matthew Pleasant turned in a

great game in a loss to Brandon. Pleasant ran for 108 yards on 13 rushes and returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown.

Rosa Fort athlete Kevin Per-kins led his team to a win over North Panola by rushing for 283 yards on 19 carries and scoring five touchdowns. North Panola running back Justin Connor rushed for 134 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown in the loss.

Oxford quarterback Jack Abraham got his season off to a good start by completing 22-39 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Southaven. D. K. Metcalf caught eight of those passes for 131 yards and a score. Sophomore Drew Bianco rushed for 139 yards on 20 carries.

Northwest Rankin quarterback Braden Smith passed for 217 yards and a touchdown in a 34-16 win over Germantown. Smith also rushed for 40 yards. He completed 13-21 passes. Junior Justin Nelson caught six of those passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns.

Starkville wide receiver A. J. Brown caught 14 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown in the Yellowjackets’ loss to Noxubee County.

St. Martin athlete Tyler Polk rushed eight times for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a 47-20 win over Poplarville. Chance Seymour added 18 tackles.

Clinton running back Cam Akers ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns in the Arrows 35-25 loss to South Panola. Akers also passed for 128 yards and another score. Darius Mayberry added 70 yards rushing on 15 carries.

Ocean Springs running back Matthew Pleasant.

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RANKINGS NEXT

1 SOUTH PANOLA (1-0) Meridian

2 OXFORD (1-0) @ Starkville

3 LAUREL (1-0) Hattiesburg

4 NOXUBEE COUNTY (1-0) Columbus

5 WAYNE COUNTY (1-0) @ Oak Grove

6 OAK GROVE (0-0) Wayne County

7 MADISON CENTRAL (1-0) Brandon

8 CLINTON (0-1) @ Ridgeland

9 D’IBERVILLE (0-0) @ Picayune

10 MERIDIAN (0-1) @ South Panola

6A Top 101. South Panola2. Oak Grove3. Madison Central4. Clinton5. D’Iberville6. Meridian7. Starkville8. DeSoto Central9. Columbus10. Brandon

5A Top 101. Oxford2. Laurel3. Wayne County4. Hattiesburg5. Grenada6. Picayune7. West Point8. Clarksdale9. Pascagoula10. Pearl River Central

4A Top 101. Noxubee County2. Lafayette3. St. Stanislaus4. Itawamba AHS5. Greenwood6. McComb7. North Pike8. Kosciusko9. Corinth10. Lawrence County

Brandon junior quarterback Brady Anderson passed for 367 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Ocean Springs.

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Enterprise-Lin-coln Snaps Streak

For Enterprise-Lincoln coach Brooks Burns it was just a big sigh of relief.

The Yellow Jackets snapped the states longest active losing streak at 39 games with a 38-28 win over Ethel last Friday night.

Enterprise-Lincoln (1-0) host Lincoln County rival Bogue Chitto (1-0) on Thursday night.

“It was good just to win a game. The kid went out there and took care of business and won the game,” Burns said. “It was big sigh of relief.”

Running back Tanner Wal-drop had 145 yards rushing with two touchdowns. Quarterback Zach Hodges had a passing touchdown and a rushing touch-down.

“We didn’t hurt ourselves on offense,” Burns said. “We didn’t turn the ball over and didn’t make penalties.”

Midway in the fourth quarter, Ethel was driving and free safety Marvin Butler intercepted a pass and returned it inside the Ethel the 10-yard and two plays later the Yellow Jackets scored to seal the win.

“The kids interrupted once we got on the bus,” Burns said. “That was really big, kids were down on themselves and that win made everything better.”

Last season the Yellow Jackets blew a big second half lead and dropped a 41-34 decision to the Bobcats.

“We will have a good week of practice and get ready for a rivalry game with Bogue Chitto,” Burns said. “We have to stop the passing game. Defend the pass well, if we don’t it is going to be a long night.”

Statement WinsCollins and Madison-Ridge-

land Academy opened up the 2015 season with very conven-tional wins.

Collins went on the road and thumped West Jones 40-7.

Running back/linebacker Timothy Durr had two rushing touchdowns and had a 34-yard interception return for a touch-down in the fourth quarter to lead the Tigers.

MRA blew out an Amory team that has high hopes coming into the season. The Patriots (1-0)

LITTLE 10 (3A-A)MHSAA teams in the 3A-1A classes and all MAIS teams are eligible for each week’s Little 10 poll.

threw all over the Panthers en route to a 40-6 thumping.

MHSAA vs MAISThere were seven games

between the MHSAA and MAIS in the opening week. MHSAA schools went 4-3 against the MAIS. West Marion topped Presbyterian Christian 42-22; NE Lauderdale beat Jackson Academy 16-7; French Camp topped Winona Christian 24-7 and St. Andrew’s beat Porter’s Chapel 35-0.

The MAIS teams that won were MRA smashing Amory 40-6; Greenville St. Joseph won its first game as a member of the MAIS over Riverside 55-6 and Columbia Academy shutout

Sacred Heart 35-0.There are seven more games

this week between the two associ-ations. MRA travels to St. Martin; Presbyterian Christian host Perry Central; Cathedral travels to Mad-ison St. Joseph; St. Aloysius hosts Pisgah; Columbia Academy hosts St. Patrick; Starkville Academy hosts West Lowndes and Tunica Academy hosts Strayhorn.

Top PerformersNorth Pontotoc’s Zay Cullens

had the state’s biggest rushing night, finishing with 359 yards on 32 carries with five touchdowns in a 49-33 win over Saltillo.

Velma Jackson’s James Smith ran for 194 yards on 16 carries in a 35-18 win over Crystal Springs. Smith scored three touchdowns.

Independence running back Zikeris Mosley rushed for 171 yards on 20 carries in a 20-0 loss to Kossuth.

Resurrection junior Justice Sharp rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns in a 56-7 win over St. Patrick.

Columbia Academy quarter-back Wiley Cleland completed 10-17 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Sacred Heart.

Forest quarterback K’hari Parker completed 16-23 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown in Forest’s 16-12 win over Morton.

Charleston wide receiver Travion Williams caught eight passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns as Charleston beat West Bolivar 34-6.

Bassfield linebacker Racheem Boothe.

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RANKINGS NEXT

1 BASSFIELD (1-0) @ Forrest County

2 COLLINS (1-0) @ Prentiss

3 CHARLESTON (1-0) @ Olive Branch

4 CALHOUN CITY (1-0) Houston

5 MRA (1-0) @ St. Martin

6 JACKSON PREP (1-0) @ Washington

7 BALDWYN (1-0) @ Booneville

8 WEST MARION (1-0) Lawrence County

9 KEMPER COUNTY (0-1) @ Quitman

10 BAY SPRINGS (1-0) @ Stringer

MRA Hayden Davis turned in a great performance to open the season as the Patriots rolled over Amory.

3A Top 101. Collins2. Charleston3. Kemper County4. West Marion5. Philadelphia6. Aberdeen7. Forest8. Franklin County9. North Pontotoc10. Hazlehurst

2A Top 101. Bassfield2. Calhoun City3. Baldwyn4. Bay Springs5. East Webster6. Winona7. East Marion8. Taylorsville9. Lake10. Pisgah

1A Top 101. Simmons2. Salem3. Nanih Waiya

4. Coffeeville5. French Camp6. Shaw7. Leake County8. Broad Street9. Noxapater10. Resurrection

AAAA Top 101. MRA2. Jackson Prep3. Jackson Academy4. Oak Forest5. Washington6. Pillow7. PCS8. Lamar9. Magnolia Heights10. East Rankin

AAA Top 101. Cathedral2. Centreville3. Starkville Aca.4. Silliman5. St. Aloysius6. ACCS7. Columbia Aca.

8. Simpson9. Indianola 10. Leake

AA Top 101. Tri-County2. Canton Aca.3. Trinity4. Marshall5. Newton County6. Prentiss Christian7. River Oaks8. Winona Christian9. Sylva Bay10. Amite School

A Top 101. Sharkey Issaquena2. Tallulah3. Briarfield4. Christian Collegiate5. Marvell6. Kemper7. Macon Central8. Calhoun 9. Delta 10. Hebron Christian

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TOP 10 GAMES OF THE WEEKThree teams in the week 1 Big 10 lost on the opening week-end with Meridian, Clinton and Starkville coming up short.

Meridian (0-1) at South Panola (1-0)

If you want to see several players that will be playing at the FBS level next year, you might want to make the trip to Batesville to see the Wildcats take on the Tigers. South Panola has dominated Meridian in the four matchups. South Panola is coming a huge win over Clinton last Thursday night in front of an estimated 10,000 people and had an explosive night behind backup quarterback Donald Twilley. Me-ridian is coming off a sour loss to Madison Central and is looking to rebound. Tigers at home.Pick: South Panola 35-21

Wayne County (1-0) at Oak Grove (0-0), Thurs-day

Will the third time be the charm for the War Eagles? Oak Grove has dominated Wayne

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County each of the last two seasons. Wayne County got out to a good start with a 42-28 win over Warren Central last week. Defensive tackle and Ole Miss commit Benito Jones is a force to be reckon with for the War Eagles. This is Oak Grove’s season opener that will be led by wide receiver Jordan Duncan. Third time is the charm.Pick: Wayne County 20-14

Oxford (1-0) at Starkville (0-1)

The third annual Little Egg Bowl has added another chapter to this rivalry between the Char-gers and Yellowjackets. ESPNU will be broadcasting the game at 8 p.m. on Friday night. Oxford is coming off a shutout win over Southaven in its opening, while Starkville looks to rebound after a stunning double overtime loss to Noxubee County last week.

Road team has won the last two meetings so we continue with that trend.Pick: Oxford 31-21

Brandon (1-0) at Madi-son Central (1-0), Satur-day

It is Peterson Bowl Part II. So many story lines highlight this game, but we are going to keep it short. Brad Peterson leads the series over his cousin, Tyler, 1-0. Both teams are coming off close wins last week with the Jaguars shocking Meridian on the road, while Brandon kicked a last second field goal to beat Ocean Springs. This could be a high scoring affair and with two tal-ented quarterbacks. Jack Walker looks to lead Madison Central, while Brandon will lean on Brady Anderson. Jags at home.Pick: Madison Central 21-14

Columbus (1-0) at Nox-ubee County (1-0)

Noxubee County stunned Starkville in double overtime last Friday knocking off the Yellow-jackets 26-20. Promising defen-sive end Jeffrey Simmons was a one man wrecking crew with 17 tackles, five sacks, five tackles for

loss and had two fumble recover-ies. Tigers will need that effort again to try to slow down highly talented running back Kylin Hill and the Falcons. Tigers at home in another nail biter.Pick: Noxubee County 33-26

Baldwyn (1-0) at Boon-eville (1-0)

The skunk bowl should be a good one and expect a whole lot of running. Baldwyn will lean heavily on senior do-it-all ATH Duke Upshaw, while Booneville got a big debut by freshmen run-ning back Dallas Gamble who had two touchdowns in the Blue Devils 41-7 blowout of Walnut last Friday night. Too much Duke, Baldwyn in another clas-sic between the Prentiss County rivals.Pick: Baldwyn 28-27

Hattiesburg (1-0) at Lau-rel (1-0)

It is the Battle for the Little Brown Jug and is one of the old-est rivalries in the state. Laurel is coming off a shutout win over Quitman on the road, while Hat-tiesburg snapped an 8-game los-ing streak to Petal last Saturday. The Tigers have gained two-head-

ed at running back with Fabian Franklin and Xavier Yancey. Laurel is led by quarterback and Memphis commit Keon Howard and tight end and Ole Miss com-mit Octavius Cooley. Tornadoes get revenge from last years loss to the Tigers.Pick: Laurel 30-20

MRA (1-0) at St. Martin (1-0)

Scoreboard operator better come ready to cause this one has fireworks written all over it. MRA is coming a big blow out win over Amory in its opener, while St. Martin thumped Poplarville. The Yellow Jackets are led by dual-threat quarterback Tyler Polk, while the Patriots will lean on Hayden Davis. St. Martin in a close high-scoring affair.Pick: St. Martin 40-37.

West Point (0-0) at Lou-isville (1-0)

The Wildcats looked nothing short of sensational in its season opener win over New Hope. Quarterback Keon Coleman tossed two touchdowns to lead Louisville in his debut. This is West Point’s season opener and the Green Wave are looking to bring back the rushing attack led by Trevino Harris. West Point gets it done on the road.Pick: West Point 19-14

Houston (1-0) at Cal-houn City (1-0)

The Wildcats and Hilltoppers each had stellar openers. The Toppers shutout Pontotoc, while Calhoun City ran past Coffeeville. Expect a defensive slug fest in the this one. The Wildcats will bring the heavy rushing attack with Bri-eton Sykes and Jaalen Thomas. Houston leans on stingy defense led by defensive back Denver McQuary, who is two intercep-tions away from breaking the state record of 27 set by Mount Olive’s Steve McNair. Wildcats in a close one at home.Pick: Calhoun City 20-17

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13MISSISSIPPI GRIDIRON 2015of the nation’s top running backs in Justin Crawford, a 2nd Team All-American last year when he ran for 1,551 yards and 14 TD’s. The team will also feature one of the top o-line duo’s in the state in Terrance Malone and Jermaine Jones. The offense gets a boost with the transfers of Sammie Epps from Ole Miss and Gardner Minshew from Troy.

Overall, the receiving corps is very deep. Defensively, the secondary is inexperienced but several D1 transfers will impact. DT Michael Sawyers (Tennes-see), Tito Windham (Oklahoma), DB Tywun Walters (La Tech), DT Jalen Harvey (Syracuse), and DL Maurice Rivers (SFA) will help Head Coach Jack Wright in his second season.

Week One GamesThursday Holmes at Hinds, 6:30 p.m. Mississippi Delta at East Central, 6:30 p.m. Gulf Coast at Northeast MS, 6:30 p.m. Pearl River at Coahoma, 7:00 p.m. Southwest MS at East MS, 7:00 p.m. Co-Lin at Itawamba, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Northwest MS at Jones County, 7:00 p.m. North Division Favorites

East Mississippi has won three NJCAA National Championships in the last four years including the last two seasons. Head Coach Buddy Stephens is ranked first nationally among active NJCAA head football coaches in winning percentage (68-10).

The Lions are winners of 44 of their last 46 games (44-2 record) dating back to their 2011 national championship season, including a 24-game winning streak .

D. J. Law is as exciting an offensive player as there is in the MACJC this year, and Wyatt Roberts is capable of a big season under center.

South Division Favorites

Co-Lin’s roster is filled with former BCS players or BCS signees.

Co-Lin won the MACJC

MACJC ROUNDUPThe MACJC season kicks off this week with East Mississippi the North favorite and Co-lin favored in the South.

South Division last season for the third time under Glenn Davis (’06,’10’14). A total of 24 sopho-mores from last season signed with schools.

Freshman offensive lineman Tommy Champion is a former MSU commit and enrolled at Co-Lin in January.

The defensive line is deep again despite new faces. Ronald Walker and Lashard Durr both have mul-tiple BCS offers in the secondary. Linebacker Zachary Williams returns after leading the team with 78 tackles.

Starting quarterback Garrett Kruczek is the son of former Central Florida head coach Mike Kruzcek. New defensive end Joe Anderson also signed with Ole Miss.

Gulf Coast has a lot of fire-power and also the overall talent to go toe-to-toe with the Wolves for the South Division crown. A. J. Erdely is a transfer quarterback from Middle Tennessee State who could make an impact. Also ex-pect to see big plays from former Biloxi standout wide receiver Tevaris McCormick.

NJCAA Preseason Top 20

The NJCAA Preseason Top 20 poll includes five teams from the MACJC including East Missis-sippi as the No. 1 team in the nation. Also included in the Top 20 is Co-Lin at No. 7, Gulf Coast at No. 9, Northwest MS at No. 16 and Jones County in the No. 19 slot. Hinds is among teams receiving votes.

East Mississippi’s D. J. Law is one of the MACJC’s best.

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Former Callaway standout defensive back Ronald Walker is just one reason Co-Lin is the preseason favorite in the South.

NORTH DIVISION

1 EAST MS 0-0 0-0

2 NORTHWEST 0-0 0-0

3 ITAWAMBA 0-0 0-0

4 NORTHEAST 0-0 0-0

5 HOLMES 0-0 0-0

6 MS DELTA 0-0 0-0

7 COAHOMA 0-0 0-0

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1 CO-LIN 0-0 0-0

2 GULF COAST 0-0 0-0

3 HINDS 0-0 0-0

4 PEARL RIVER 0-0 0-0

5 JONES 0-0 0-0

6 SOUTHWEST 0-0 0-0

7 EAST CENTRAL 0-0 0-0

Top ReturnersNortheast MS wide receiver Joe

Horn, Jr. ranked among the league’s receiving leaders a year ago. He is the son of former NFL wideout Joe Horn.

MSU has early commitments from Co-Lin’s Tommy Champion, Lashard Durr, Deshon Cooper and Tre Brown; in addition to Gulf Coast’s Cam My-ers.

Hinds wide receiver Marquez McNair and Itawamba quarterback Kwadre Griggs are both early commits to Southern Miss.

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had 64 carries for 320 yards and six touchdowns last year. Johnkil Skipper and Javarious Tanner re-turn to anchor the defensive line.

The Bobcats will get a boost from Desherrius Flowers, who signed with the University of Al-abama. Carlos Burse, a transfer from Vanderbilt, is expected to be one of the team’s top receiv-ers. Cornerback Jaylon Lane had 38 Division I offers out of high school and was an Oklahoma State commit.

Northwest has reached the playoffs in 25 of the last 33 seasons and features 16 play-ers who were either a 2/3/4 star recruits out of high school.

Among the returners is one

Game of the Week

The best opening weekend matchup in the MACJC is a pair of NJCAA Top 20 teams in Northwest MS and Jones County.

These two teams met last season with Jones pulling out a 28-20 win to open their 2014 season.

David Thornton led the Bobcats to a 5-4 record in his first season last year. Doug Lofton has been named to the JC Gridiron Pre-season Guard Watch List, and is joined up front by offensive tackle John Brown.

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THURSDAY’S GAMESMHSAABay Springs (1-0) at Stringer (0-1)Bogue Chitto (1-0) at Enterprise-Lincoln (1-0)Magee (0-1) at Salem (1-0)Wayne Co. (1-0) at Oak Grove (0-0)

FRIDAY’S GAMESMHSAAAberdeen (0-1) at New Hope (0-1)Alcorn Central (1-0) at Tishomingo Co. (1-0)Bassfield (1-0) at Forrest Co. AHS (0-1)Baldwyn (1-0) at Booneville (1-0)Bay St. Louis (1-0) at Taylorsville (0-1)Belmont (0-1) at Mantachie (0-1)Benton Co. (1-0) at West Talla-hatchie (1-0)Biggersville (0-1) at New Site (0-1)Biloxi (1-0) at Tate (Fla.) (0-0)Bruce (0-1) at Vardaman (0-1)Center Hill (1-0) at Collierville (Tenn.) (0-1)Charleston (1-0) at Olive Branch (0-1)Choctaw Central (0-1) at Union (1-0)Clayton (Mo.) (0-1) at Lafayette Co. (1-0)Cleveland East Side (0-1) at Mound Bayou JFK (0-1)Clinton (0-1) at Ridgeland (0-1)Coahoma Co. (0-1) at Byhalia (1-0)Coffeeville (0-1) at Water Valley (0-1)Collins (1-0) at Prentiss (1-0)Columbia (0-1) at East Marion (0-1)Columbus (1-0) at Noxubee Co. (1-0)D’Iberville (0-1) at Picayune (0-0)Durant (1-0) at Puckett (0-1)East Union (0-1) at Hamilton (0-1)East Webster (1-0) at Noxapater (1-0)Florence (0-1) at Crystal Springs (0-1)French Camp (1-0) at Eupora (1-0)George Co. (1-0) at Greene Co. (0-1)Germantown (0-1) at Yazoo Co. (1-0)Greenville-Weston (0-1) at Clarks-dale (1-0)Grenada (1-0) at Greenwood (1-0)Gulfport (1-0) at Petal (0-1)Harding Ac. (Tenn.) (1-0) at Senato-bia (1-0)Hatley (1-0) at Smithville (1-0)Hattiesburg (1-0) at Laurel (1-0)Hazlehurst (1-0) at Forest (1-0)Heidelberg (1-0) at SE Lauderdale (0-0)

Holly Springs (0-1) at Memphis Hamilton (1-0)Holmes Central (1-0) at Indianola Gentry (1-0)Houlka (0-0) at Ethel (0-1)Houston (1-0) at Calhoun City (1-0)Independence (0-1) at Coldwater (0-1)Jefferson Co. (1-0) at Natchez (0-1)Jim Hill (0-1) at Callaway (Newell) (1-0)J.Z. George (0-1) at Philadelphia (1-0)Kemper Co. (0-1) at Quitman (0-1)Kosciusko (1-0) at NE Lauderdale (1-0)Kossuth (1-0) at Pontotoc (0-1)Lawrence Co. (1-0) at West Marion (1-0)Leake Central (1-0) at Leake Co. (0-0)Leflore Co. (0-1) at Amanda Elzy (0-1)Leland (0-1) at Shaw (1-0)Long Beach (0-1) at South Jones (1-0)Loyd Star (1-0) at McLaurin (1-0)Marks Palmer (1-0) at Tunica Rosa Fort (1-0)McComb (1-0) at Harrison Central (0-1)Memphis Douglas (1-0) at Lake Cormorant (0-1)Memphis Fairley (0-0) at Byers (0-1)Memphis Kirkby (0-1) at Horn Lake (0-1)Memphis Trezevant (1-0) at South-aven (0-1)Memphis Westwood (0-1) at Her-nando (1-0)Memphis White Station (0-1) at DeSoto Central (1-0)Memphis Wooddale (0-1) at Lewis-burg (1-0)Meridian (0-1) at South Panola (1-0)Mooreville (0-1) at Caledonia (1-0)Moss Point (0-1) at Gautier (0-1)Mount Olive (0-1) at Mize (0-1)Murrah (0-0) at Forest Hill (0-1) (South Jackson)Nanih Waiya (0-1) at Clarkdale (1-0)Neshoba Central (0-1) at Newton Co. (0-1)Nettleton (0-1) at Shannon (0-1)New Albany (1-0) at Itawamba AHS (1-0)North Forrest (0-1) at Lumberton (0-1)North Panola (0-1) at Coahoma AHS (0-1)Northwest Rankin (1-0) at Brookhaven (0-1)Oxford (1-0) at Starkville (0-1)

Pascagoula (1-0) at Ocean Springs (0-1)Pass Christian (0-1) at Resurrection (1-0)Pearl (1-0) at Warren Central (0-1)Pearl River Central (1-0) at Poplar-ville (0-1)Port Gibson (0-1) at Vancleave (1-0)Provine (1-0) at Lanier (1-0) (Hughes)Raleigh (1-0) at Newton (0-1)Raymond (0-1) at Mendenhall (1-0)Ray Brooks (0-0) at Greenville O’Bannon (1-0)Richland (0-1) at Pelahatchie (1-0)Richton (0-1) at Enterprise-Clarke (1-0)Ripley (0-1) at North Pontotoc (1-0)Ruleville (0-1) at Shelby Broad Street (0-0)St. Andrew’s (1-0) at Riverside (0-1)St. Stanislaus (0-1) at St. Paul’s (Ala.) (0-1)Saltillo (0-1) at Amory (0-1)Scott Central (1-0) at McAdams (0-0)Sebastopol (0-1) at Lake (1-0)Seminary (0-1) at Purvis (0-1)South Delta (0-1) at Hollandale Sim-mons (0-0)South Pike (0-1) at Franklin Co. (1-0)South Pontotoc (1-0) at Okolona (1-0)Stone (0-1) at East Central (0-0)Thrasher (1-0) at Potts Camp (0-1)Tupelo (0-1) at Corinth (1-0)Tylertown (1-0) at North Pike (1-0)Velma Jackson (1-0) at Canton (0-1)Vicksburg (1-0) at Terry (1-0)Walnut (0-1) at Falkner (1-0)Wesson (0-1) at Sumrall (0-1)West Bolivar (0-1) at Cleveland (0-1)West Harrison (0-1) at Hancock (1-0)West Jones (0-1) at Northeast Jones (0-0)West Lauderdale (1-0) at Morton (0-1)West Lincoln (1-0) at Sacred Heart (0-1)West Point (0-0) at Louisville (1-0)Wilkinson Co. (1-0) at Amite Co.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULEThis week features top matchups on Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday. In addition, there are seven crossover games between the MHSAA and MAIS.

(1-0)Winona (1-0) at Choctaw Co. (0-1)Yazoo City (0-1) at Humphreys Co. (1-0)

MAISBen’s Ford (La.) (0-1) at Amite School (0-1)Benton Ac. (0-1) at Hartfield (0-1)Bowling Green (La.) (1-0) at Wayne (1-0)Brookhaven Ac. (0-1) at Central Hinds (1-0)Calvary Christian (0-1) at Unity Christian (1-0)Canton Ac. (0-1) at Heidelberg Ac. (0-1)Carroll (0-1) at Central Holmes (0-1)Central Private (La.) (0-1) at Wilkin-son Christian (1-0)Centreville (1-0) at Parklane (0-1)C.H.E.F (La.) (1-0) at Glenbrook (La.) (0-1)Claiborne (La.) (0-1) at Lee (Ark.) (0-1)Clinton Christian (0-1) at Prentiss Christian (1-0)Deer Creek (1-0) at DeSoto (1-0)Delta Ac. (1-0) at Calhoun Ac. (1-0)Delta Streets Ac. (0-1) at Hebron Christian (0-1)East Rankin (1-0) at Simpson (1-0)Fayette (Tenn.) (1-0) at West Mem-phis (Ark.) (0-1)Franklin (La.) (0-1) at Christian Collegiate (1-0)Greenville Christian (1-0) at Green-ville St. Joseph (1-0)Heritage Ac. (1-0) at Lamar (1-0)Hillcrest Christian (1-0) at Copiah Ac. (1-0)Humphreys Ac. (0-1) at Strider Ac. (0-1)Indianola Ac. (1-0) at Pillow (1-0)Jackson Ac. (0-1) at Adams Chris-tian (1-0)Jackson Prep (1-0) at Washington School (1-0)Kemper Ac. (1-0) at Rebul Ac. (1-0)Kirk (0-1) at Columbus Christian (0-1)Lee Ac. (1-0) at Manchester Ac. (0-1)

Marshall Ac. (0-1) at Bayou Ac. (1-0)Marvell (Ark.) (1-0) at Sharkey-Issaquena (1-0)North Delta (1-0) at Magnolia Heights (0-1)North Sunflower (0-1) at Macon Central (1-0)Oak Forest (La.) (0-1) at Silliman (La.) (1-0)Park Place (0-1) at Tensas (La.) (0-1)Riverdale (La.) (0-1) at Porter’s Chapel (0-1)Riverfield (La.) (0-1) at River Oaks (La.) (0-1)Sylva-Bay (1-0) at Leake Ac. (1-0)Tri-County (0-1) at Newton Co. Ac. (0-1)Tupelo Christian (1-0) at Oak Hill Ac. (1-0)University Ac. (La.) (0-1) at Trinity Episcopal (0-1)Union Christian (La.) (0-1) at Prairie View (La.) (1-0)Winona Christian (0-1) at Winston Ac. (1-0)

MHSAA/MAISCathedral (1-0) at Madison St. Joseph (0-1)MRA (1-0) at St. Martin (1-0)Perry Central (1-0) at Presbyterian Christian (0-1)Pisgah (1-0) at St. Aloysius (0-1)St. Patrick (0-1) at Columbia Ac. (1-0)Strayhorn (1-0) at Tunica Ac. (1-0) West Lowndes (0-1) at Starkville Ac. (1-0)

OTHERSNorthpoint Christian (1-0) at Lan-caster Christian (Tenn.) (0-1Russell Christian (0-1) at Wilcox Ac. (Ala.) (0-0)Victory Christian (0-0) at Taber-nacle (Ala.) (1-0)

SATURDAY’S GAMESMHSAAArkansas SD (0-0) at MSD (0-0)Brandon (1-0) at Madison Central (1-0)

Clinton quarterback Cam Akers had a great performance in Clinton’s loss to South Panola, rushing for more than 170 yards and three touchdowns.

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MACJC NORTH DIVISION East MS 0 0 0 0Northwest 0 0 0 0Itawamba 0 0 0 0Northeast 0 0 0 0Holmes 0 0 0 0MS Delta 0 0 0 0Coahoma 0 0 0 0 MACJC SOUTH DIVISION Co-Lin 0 0 0 0Gulf Coast 0 0 0 0Hinds 0 0 0 0Pearl River 0 0 0 0Jones 0 0 0 0Southwest 0 0 0 0East Central 0 0 0 0

MHSAA REGION 1-6A Columbus 0 0 1 0DeSoto Cen. 0 0 1 0Hernando 0 0 1 0South Panola 0 0 1 0Horn Lake 0 0 0 1Olive Branch 0 0 0 1Southaven 0 0 0 1Tupelo 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 2-6A Callaway 0 0 1 0Madison Cen. 0 0 1 0NW Rankin 0 0 1 0Murrah 0 0 0 0Clinton 0 0 0 1Greenville 0 0 0 1Starkville 0 0 0 1Warren Cen. 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 3-6A Brandon 0 0 1 0Pearl 0 0 1 0Terry 0 0 1 0Oak Grove 0 0 0 0Forest Hill 0 0 0 1Jim Hill 0 0 0 1Meridian 0 0 0 1Petal 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 4-6A Biloxi 0 0 1 0George Co. 0 0 1 0Gulfport 0 0 1 0Hancock 0 0 1 0St. Martin 0 0 1 0D’Iberville 0 0 0 1Harrison Cen. 0 0 0 1Ocean Springs 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 1-5A Center Hill 0 0 1 0Clarksdale 0 0 1 0Lewisburg 0 0 1 0Oxford 0 0 1 0West Point 0 0 0 0Lake Cormorant 0 0 0 1New Hope 0 0 0 1Saltillo 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 2-5A Grenada 0 0 1 0Holmes Cen. 0 0 1 0Lanier 0 0 1 0Vicksburg 0 0 1 0

Canton 0 0 0 1Germantown 0 0 0 1Neshoba Cen. 0 0 0 1Ridgeland 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 3-5A Laurel 0 0 1 0Provine 0 0 1 0South Jones 0 0 1 0Wayne Co. 0 0 1 0Wingfield 0 0 1 0Brookhaven 0 0 0 1Natchez 0 0 0 1West Jones 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 4-5A Hattiesburg 0 0 1 0Pascagoula 0 0 1 0Pearl River Cen. 0 0 1 0Picayune 0 0 0 0Gautier 0 0 0 1Long Beach 0 0 0 1Stone 0 0 0 1West Harrison 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 1-4A Corinth 0 0 1 0Itawamba AHS 0 0 1 0Tishomingo Co. 0 0 1 0Amory 0 0 0 1Pontotoc 0 0 0 1Shannon 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 2-4A Byhalia 0 0 1 0Lafayette Co. 0 0 1 0New Albany 0 0 1 0Senatobia 0 0 1 0Rosa Fort 0 0 1 0Ripley 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 3-4A Greenwood 0 0 1 0Indianola Gentry 0 0 1 0Cleveland 0 0 0 1Raymond 0 0 0 1Yazoo City 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 4-4A Caledonia 0 0 1 0Houston 0 0 1 0Kosciusko 0 0 1 0Leake Cen. 0 0 1 0Louisville 0 0 1 0Noxubee Co. 0 0 1 0 MHSAA REGION 5-4A Mendenhall 0 0 1 0NE Lauderdale 0 0 1 0West Lauderdale 0 0 1 0NE Jones 0 0 0 0Newton Co. 0 0 0 1Quitman 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 6-4A Lawrence Co. 0 0 1 0McComb 0 0 1 0North Pike 0 0 1 0Florence 0 0 0 1Richland 0 0 0 1South Pike 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 7-4A

Columbia 0 0 0 1Forrest Co. AHS 0 0 0 1Greene Co. 0 0 0 1Poplarville 0 0 0 1Purvis 0 0 0 1Sumrall 0 0 0 1

MHSAA REGION 8-4A Bay St. Louis 0 0 1 0Vancleave 0 0 1 0East Cen. 0 0 0 0Moss Point 0 0 0 1Pass Chr. 0 0 0 1St. Stanislaus 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 1-3A Alcorn Cen. 0 0 1 0Benton Co. 0 0 1 0Booneville 0 0 1 0Kossuth 0 0 1 0Belmont 0 0 0 1New Site 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 2-3A Charleston 0 0 1 0Marks Palmer 0 0 1 0Holly Springs 0 0 0 1Independence 0 0 0 1North Panola 0 0 0 1Water Valley 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 3-3A Humphreys Co. 0 0 1 0Velma Jackson 0 0 1 0Yazoo Co. 0 0 1 0Amanda Elzy 0 0 0 1East Side 0 0 0 1Ruleville 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 4-3A Hatley 0 0 1 0North Pontotoc 0 0 1 0South Pontotoc 0 0 1 0Aberdeen 0 0 0 1Mooreville 0 0 0 1Nettleton 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 5-3A Forest 0 0 1 0Philadelphia 0 0 1 0SE Lauderdale 0 0 0 0Choctaw Cen. 0 0 0 1Choctaw Co. 0 0 0 1Kemper Co. 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 6-3A McLaurin 0 0 1 0Raleigh 0 0 1 0St. Andrew’s 0 0 1 0Crystal Springs 0 0 0 1Magee 0 0 0 1Morton 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 7-3A Franklin Co. 0 0 1 0Hazlehurst 0 0 1 0Jefferson Co. 0 0 1 0Wilkinson Co. 0 0 1 0Port Gibson 0 0 0 1Wesson 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 8-3A Collins 0 0 1 0Perry Cen. 0 0 1 0Tylertown 0 0 1 0West Marion 0 0 1 0Seminary 0 0 0 1St. Patrick 0 0 0 1

MHSAA REGION 1-2A Baldwyn 0 0 1 0Byers 0 0 0 1East Union 0 0 0 1Mantachie 0 0 0 1Potts Camp 0 0 0 1Walnut 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 2-2A Strayhorn 0 0 1 0W. Tallahatchie 0 0 1 0Coahoma AHS 0 0 0 1Coahoma Co. 0 0 0 1J.Z. George 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 3-2A O’Bannon 0 0 1 0Leflore Co. 0 0 0 1Leland 0 0 0 1Riverside 0 0 0 1South Delta 0 0 0 1West Bolivar 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 4-2A Calhoun City 0 0 1 0East Webster 0 0 1 0Eupora 0 0 1 0Okolona 0 0 1 0Winona 0 0 1 0Bruce 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 5-2A Bay Springs 0 0 1 0Clarkdale 0 0 1 0Enterprise-Cla. 0 0 1 0Heidelberg 0 0 1 0Union 0 0 1 0Newton 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 6-2A Lake 0 0 1 0Pelahatchie 0 0 1 0Pisgah 0 0 1 0Scott Cen. 0 0 1 0St. Joseph 0 0 0 1Puckett 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 7-2A Amite Co. 0 0 1 0Bassfield 0 0 1 0Enterprise-Lin. 0 0 1 0Loyd Star 0 0 1 0Prentiss 0 0 1 0West Lincoln 0 0 1 0 MHSAA REGION 8-2A East Marion 0 0 0 1Mize 0 0 0 1North Forrest 0 0 0 1Richton 0 0 0 1Taylorsville 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 1-1A Falkner 0 0 1 0Smithville 0 0 1 0Thrasher 0 0 1 0Biggersville 0 0 0 1Coffeeville 0 0 0 1Coldwater 0 0 0 1Hamilton 0 0 0 1Vardaman 0 0 0 1West Lowndes 0 0 0 1 MHSAA REGION 2-1A Shaw 0 0 1 0Benoit Brooks 0 0 0 0Simmons 0 0 0 0Broad Street 0 0 0 0JFK 0 0 0 1

STANDINGS MHSAA REGION 3-1A Durant 0 0 1 0French Camp 0 0 1 0Noxapater 0 0 1 0Leake Co. 0 0 0 0McAdams 0 0 0 0Ethel 0 0 0 1Montgomery Co. 0 0 0 1Nanih Waiya 0 0 0 1Sebastopol 0 0 0 1

MHSAA REGION 4-1A Resurrection 0 0 1 0Salem 0 0 1 0Bogue Chitto 0 0 0 1Lumberton 0 0 0 1Mt. Olive 0 0 0 1Sacred Heart 0 0 0 1Stringer 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 1-AAAA MRA 0 0 1 0Pillow Aca. 0 0 1 0Washington 0 0 1 0Jackson Aca. 0 0 0 1Magnolia Hts. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 2-AAAA Copiah Aca. 0 0 1 0Hillcrest Chr. 0 0 1 0Oak Forest 0 0 0 1Parklane Aca. 0 0 0 1UA Cenla 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 3-AAAA East Rankin 0 0 1 0Jackson Prep 0 0 1 0Lamar School 0 0 1 0PCS 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 1-AAA Bayou Aca. 0 0 1 0St. Joseph 0 0 1 0Indianola Ac. 0 0 1 0Lee Aca. 0 0 1 0North Delta 0 0 1 0Kirk Aca. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 2-AAA Heritage Aca. 0 0 1 0Leake Aca. 0 0 1 0Starkville Aca. 0 0 1 0Winston Aca. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 3-AAA Cen. Hinds 0 0 1 0Hartfield Aca. 0 0 0 1Manchester Aca. 0 0 0 1Riverfield 0 0 0 1St. Aloysius 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 4-AAA Adams Chr. 0 0 1 0Cathedral 0 0 1 0Columbia Aca. 0 0 1 0Simpson Aca. 0 0 1 0Brookhaven Aca. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 5-AAA Bowling Green 0 0 1 0Centreville Aca. 0 0 1 0Silliman 0 0 1 0Ben’s Ford 0 0 0 1Cen. Private 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 1-AA DeSoto 0 0 1 0

Tunica Aca. 0 0 1 0Lee 0 0 0 1Marshall Aca. 0 0 0 1West Memphis 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 2-AA Deer Creek 0 0 1 0Oak Hill Aca. 0 0 1 0Carroll Aca. 0 0 0 1Columbus Chr. 0 0 0 1Winona Chr. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 3-AA Greenville Chr. 0 0 1 0Tri-Co. Aca. 0 0 1 0Benton Aca. 0 0 0 1Canton Aca. 0 0 0 1Cen. Holmes 0 0 0 1Clinton Chr. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 4-AA Prentiss Chr. 0 0 1 0Sylva-Bay Aca. 0 0 1 0Wayne Aca. 0 0 1 0Heidelberg Aca. 0 0 0 1Newton Co. Aca. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 5-AA Wilkinson Chr. 0 0 1 0Amite School 0 0 0 1Porter’s Chapel 0 0 0 1Trinity Episcopal 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 6-AA Prairie View 0 0 1 0Claiborne 0 0 0 1Glenbrook 0 0 0 1River Oaks 0 0 0 1Riverdale 0 0 0 1Union Chr. 0 0 0 1 (8-MAN) MAIS DISTRICT 1-A Delta Aca. 0 0 1 0Marvell 0 0 1 0Delta Streets Aca. 0 0 0 1North Sunflower 0 0 0 1Strider Aca. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 2-A Calhoun Aca. 0 0 1 0Kemper Aca. 0 0 1 0Macon Cen. 0 0 1 0Hebron Chr. 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 3-A Chr. Collegiate 0 0 1 0Rebul Aca. 0 0 1 0Mt. Salus 0 0 0 0Calvary Chr. 0 0 0 1Park Place 0 0 0 1 MAIS DISTRICT 4-A Sharkey-Iss. 0 0 1 0Tallulah 0 0 1 0Briarfield 0 0 0 1Franklin 0 0 0 1Humphreys Aca. 0 0 0 1Tensas 0 0 0 1 OTHERS Northpoint Chr. 1 0Tupelo Christian 1 0Victory Christian 0 0MSD 0 0Russell Christian 0 1

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