Associated Press
PICAYUNE —
Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers,
Overall
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Meridian (5) (3-0) 129 2
2. Olive Branch (3) (2-0) 111 1
3. Picayune (3) (2-0) 99 4
4. Brandon (2) (3-0) 84 5
5. South Panola (1) (1-1) 60 3
6. Noxubee County (3-0) 39 7
7. Petal (2-1) 35 NR
8. Hattiesburg (3-0) 33 9
9. Pascagoula (2-0) 29 NR
10. Tylertown (3-0) 17 NR
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 15, West Point 15, Biloxi 14, Oak Grove 11, Oxford 9, Hazlehurst 9, West Bolivar 9, Newton County 7, DeSoto Central 7, Lafayette 6, Forrest Co. AHS 5, Gulfport 5, D’Iberville 4, Port Gibson 4, Bassfield 4, McComb 3, Jackson Prep 3, Pearl River Central 2, Jackson Aca. 1, East Side 1.
Class 6A
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Meridian (8) (3-0) 132 2
2. Olive Branch (3) (2-0) 115 1
3. Brandon (1) (3-0) 98 4
4. South Panola (1) (1-1) 71 3
5. Petal (2-1) 48 NR
Others receiving votes: Hattiesburg 38, Oak Grove 20, Madison Central 19, DeSoto Central 7, Biloxi 6, Gulfport 6.
Class 5A
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Picayune (13) (2-0) 130 1
2. Pascagoula (2-0) 119 2
3. Oxford (3-0) 78 NR
4. West Point (1-1) 70 3
5. Pearl River Central (1-0) 48 4
Others receiving votes: Wayne County 32, Hernando 19, McComb 17, Pearl 14, West Jones 13, Wingfield 8, Brookhaven 6, Starkville 6.
Class 4A
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Noxubee County (9) (3-0) 132 3
2. Tylertown (3) (3-0) 125 2
3. Lafayette (2-1) 83 1
4. Quitman (3-0) 78 4
5. Forrest Co. AHS (1) (2-0) 44 5
Others receiving votes: Itawamba 32, Port Gibson 31, Vancleave 12, Caledonia 9, Houston 8, Louisville 6.
Class 3A
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Hazlehurst (11) (3-0) 133 1
2. Philadelphia (3-0) 110 2
3. Charleston (2) (2-1) 101 3
4. Water Valley (1) (3-0) 91 4
5. West Marion (2-0) 58 5
Others receiving votes: East Side 38, McClain 22, Wilkinson County 7.
Class 2A
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Bassfield (9) (3-0) 132 1
2. Bruce (1) (3-0) 116 3
3. West Bolivar (2) (3-0) 96 2
4. Taylorsville (2-0) 90 4
5. East Marion (1-1) 44 5
Others receiving votes: Madison St. Joseph 24, Wesson 19, East Webster 14, Ackerman 12, Eupora 7, Bay Springs 6.
Class 1A
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Bogue Chitto (12) (2-0) 135 1
2. Cathedral (1-0) 91 4
3. Shaw (2-1) 88 3
4. Pelahatchie (2-1) 87 2
5. West Oktibbeha (2-0) 46 NR
Others receiving votes: Falkner 30, Noxapater 26, Smithville 20, Nanih Waiya 10, Hinds AHS 9, Stringer 6, St. Joseph, Greenville 6, Durant 6.
Class Private Schools
School——W-L——Pts——Prv
1. Jackson Aca. (11) (3-0) 137 1
2. Jackson Prep (3) (3-0) 129 2
3. Centreville Aca. (3-0) 96 3
4. Washington School (3-0) 78 4
5. Presbyterian Christian (2-1) 54 5
Others receiving votes: Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 27, Lamar School 13, Tri-County Aca. 12, Brookhaven Aca. 8, Parklane Aca. 6.
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All Associated Press members in Mississippi are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: Daily Leader, Brookhaven; The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; Picayune Item, Picayune; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; The Commercial Appeal, Desoto; WDBD; WAPT.
