The Associated Press
Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers.
| Class Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Starkville (12) | (9-0) | 129 | 1 |
| 2. South Panola (1) | (9-0) | 118 | 2 |
| 3. Brandon | (8-1) | 95 | 4 |
| 4. Clinton | (8-1) | 73 | 8 |
| 5. Picayune | (8-0) | 68 | 5 |
| 6. Oxford | (8-1) | 65 | 6 |
| 7. Oak Grove | (7-1) | 63 | 3 |
| 8. Warren Central | (8-1) | 37 | 7 |
| 9. Cleveland | (10-0) | 22 | 10 |
| 10. Philadelphia | (10-0) | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: New Hope 6, Calhoun City 6, Wayne County 5, Southaven 4, Greenwood 3, Tupelo 2, West Jones 2, Laurel 2, Ocean Springs 1, Noxubee County 1.
| Class 6A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Starkville (12) | (9-0) | 129 | 1 |
| 2. South Panola (1) | (9-0) | 118 | 2 |
| 3. Brandon | (8-1) | 101 | 4 |
| 4. Clinton | (8-1) | 82 | NR |
| 5. Oak Grove | (7-1) | 59 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Warren Central 24, Southaven 7.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Picayune (9) | (8-0) | 126 | 1 |
| 2. Oxford (4) | (8-1) | 121 | 2 |
| 3. New Hope | (8-1) | 81 | 5 |
| 4. West Jones | (7-1) | 69 | 4 |
| 5. Wayne County | (7-2) | 66 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Laurel 31, West Point 12, Germantown 8, Pearl 6.
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Cleveland (12) | (10-0) | 129 | 1 |
| 2. Noxubee County (1) | (8-2) | 116 | 2(tie) |
| 3. St. Stanislaus | (8-1) | 95 | 2(tie) |
| 4. Poplarville | (8-1) | 88 | 4 |
| 5. Florence | (9-1) | 71 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Kosciusko 12, Greenwood 9.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Philadelphia (12) | (10-0) | 129 | 1 |
| 2. Tylertown (1) | (8-1) | 118 | 2 |
| 3. Charleston | (7-2) | 97 | 3 |
| 4. Collins | (8-2) | 85 | 5 |
| 5. North Pontotoc | (9-1) | 69 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: North Panola 22.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Calhoun City (10) | (9-0) | 127 | 1 |
| 2. Bassfield (3) | (9-1) | 120 | 2 |
| 3. Taylorsville | (9-1) | 99 | 4 |
| 4. Baldwyn | (9-1) | 93 | 5 |
| 5. Eupora | (9-1) | 69 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Simmons 12.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Coffeeville (9) | (8-1) | 126 | 1 |
| 2. Cathedral (3) | (8-1) | 117 | 2 |
| 3. Resurrection Catholic | (8-1) | 95 | 3 |
| 4. Nanih Waiya (1) | (9-0) | 93 | 4 |
| 5. St. Aloysius | (8-1) | 71 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Lumberton 12, Smithville 6.
| Class Private Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Jackson Prep (10) | (8-2) | 125 | 1 |
| 2. Starkville Aca. (1) | (8-1) | 112 | 2 |
| 3. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. | (6-3) | 78 | NR |
| 4. Centreville Aca. | (9-1) | 59 | 4 |
| 5. Oak Forest , La. (1) | (10-0) | 46 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Presbyterian Christian 26, Magnolia Heights 25, Jackson Aca. 19, Marshall Aca. 12, Sharkey-Issaquena Aca. 10 (1), Indianola Aca. 8.
