Resurrection’s Class 1A reign continues in AP prep football poll

No. 1 Resurrection Catholic School takes on Sacred Heart Friday. (Chip English)
No. 1 Resurrection Catholic School takes on Sacred Heart Friday. (Chip English)
No. 1 Resurrection Catholic School takes on Sacred Heart Friday. (Chip English)

(AP) Undefeated Resurrection continues its reign as the top Class 1A team in AP’s latest prep football poll. Coming off a 29-0 victory over Stringer, the Eagles hit the road Friday to face Sacred Heart.

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. South Panola (16) (7-0) 160 1
2. Starkville (6-1) 144 2
3. Brandon (7-1) 112 3
4. Oxford (5-2) 95 5
5. Oak Grove (7-1) 94 6
6. Wayne County (5-2) 71 8
7. Clinton (5-2) 49 7
8. Lafayette (7-1) 40 10
9. Hattiesburg (6-2) 30 4
10. Warren Central (6-1) 22 NR

Others receiving votes: St. Martin 21, Ocean Springs 14, Bassfield 8, Simmons 4, West Point 3, Laurel 3, Madison Central 3, Gulfport 2, Pearl River Central 1, Jackson Prep 1, Collins 1, Columbus 1, Resurrection Catholic 1.

Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. South Panola (15) (7-0) 150 1
2. Starkville (6-1) 135 2
3. Brandon (7-1) 117 3
4. Oak Grove (7-1) 86 4
5. Clinton (5-2) 55 5

Others receiving votes: Ocean Springs 19, St. Martin 19, Warren Central 13, Columbus 6.

Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Oxford (12) (5-2) 138 2
2. Wayne County (2) (5-2) 127 3
3. Hattiesburg (6-2) 104 1
4. Laurel (4-3) 94 4
5. West Point (5-2) 82 5

Others receiving votes: Pearl River Central (1) 22, South Jones 14, Grenada 7, Picayune 6, Lake Cormorant 6.

Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lafayette (15) (7-1) 150 1
2. Rosa Fort (6-1) 110 2
3. Greenwood (6-1) 100 4
4. Noxubee County (4-4) 74 5
5. Lawrence County (7-1) 48 NR

Others receiving votes: St. Stanislaus 38, Louisville 27, Senatobia 22, Kosciusko 13, Houston 12, East Central 6.

Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Collins (14) (7-1) 149 1
2. West Marion (1) (8-0) 128 3
3. Hazlehurst (7-0) 116 4
4. Tylertown (6-1) 107 2
5. Charleston (6-2) 61 5

Others receiving votes: Kossuth 33, Forest 6.

Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Bassfield (13) (6-2) 130 2
2. Eupora (7-1) 95 4
3. Calhoun City (5-3) 93 3
4. East Webster (7-1) 88 5
5. Puckett (7-1) 71 NR

Others receiving votes: Lake 69, O’Bannon (2) 26, Bay Springs 21, Amite County 7.

Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Resurrection Catholic (13) (6-0) 148 1
2. Simmons (2) (6-0) 137 2
3. Smithville (7-1) 120 3
4. Shaw (5-3) 88 4
5. Noxapater (6-2) 82 5

Others receiving votes: Nanih Waiya 18, Coffeeville 7.

Class Private Schools
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Jackson Prep (15) (8-0) 150 1
2. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. (6-2) 123 2
3. Lamar School (6-2) 95 4
4. Starkville Aca. (7-1) 75 5
5. Adams Christian (8-0) 59 NR

Others receiving votes: Cathedral 29, Oak Forest, La. 24, Indianola Aca. 21, St. Joseph, Greenville 6, Washington School 6, Oak Hill Aca. 6, Simpson 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: The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; Delta Democrat-Times, Greenville; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg; Impact Of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg; The Hattiesburg Post, Hattiesburg; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; Enterprise-Journal, McComb; The Meridian Star, Meridian; Mississippi Press-Register, Pascagoula; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; First Natchez Media Group, Natchez; WTVA-TV, Tupelo; WJTV, Jackson.