Prep football: Ocean Springs ranked No. 9 in state’s newest overall poll

-13e404ee5e46523d — October 31, 2014: Ocean Springs Greyhounds cornerback Isaiah Swopes (2) returns a kickoff for a touchdown during the Gulfport at Ocean Springs game on Friday night. Photo: Bobby McDuffie / gulflive.com

The Associated Press

October 31, 2014: Ocean Springs Greyhounds cornerback Isaiah Swopes (2) returns a kickoff for a touchdown during the Gulfport at Ocean Springs game on Friday night. Photo: Bobby McDuffie / gulflive.com

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 (11)	(10-0)	119	1
2. South Panola (1)	(10-0)	109	2
3. Brandon	(9-1)	91	3
4. Clinton	(9-1)	71	4
5. Oak Grove	(8-1)	67	7
6. Oxford	(9-1)	65	6
7. Picayune	(8-1)	30	5
8. New Hope	(9-1)	21	NR
9. Ocean Springs	(9-1)	18	NR
(tie) Warren Central	(8-2)	18	8

Others receiving votes: Southaven 11, Wayne County 11, Laurel 9, Calhoun City 5, Tupelo 4, Noxubee County 4, St. Stanislaus 3, Jackson Prep 2, Tylertown 1, Pearl 1.

Class 6A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Starkville (11)	(10-0)	119	1
2. South Panola (1)	(10-0)	109	2
3. Brandon	(9-1)	94	3
4. Clinton	(9-1)	74	4
5. Oak Grove	(8-1)	70	5

Others receiving votes: Ocean Springs 8, Warren Central 6.

Class 5A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Oxford (12)	(9-1)	120	2
2. New Hope	(9-1)	98	3
3. Picayune	(8-1)	92	1
4. Wayne County	(8-2)	85	5
5. Laurel	(8-2)	54	NR

Others receiving votes: West Jones 18, Pearl 7, Germantown 6.

Class 4A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Noxubee County (10)	(9-2)	117	2
2. St. Stanislaus (2)	(9-1)	107	3
3. Cleveland	(10-1)	96	1
4. Florence	(10-1)	85	5
5. Greenwood	(8-2)	27	NR

Others receiving votes: Kosciusko 18, Poplarville 18, Ripley 6, Magee 6.

Class 3A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Tylertown (11)	(9-1)	119	2
2. Charleston	(8-2)	110	3
3. Collins	(9-2)	87	4
4. North Pontotoc	(10-1)	83	5
5. Philadelphia (1)	(10-1)	75	1

Others receiving votes: Choctaw County 6.

Class 2A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Calhoun City (12)	(10-0)	120	1
2. Taylorsville	(10-1)	105	3
3. Baldwyn	(10-1)	94	4
4. Bassfield	(9-2)	77	2
5. Simmons	(9-1)	38	NR

Others receiving votes: East Webster 20, Eupora 18, East Marion 8.

Class 1A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Coffeeville (10)	(9-1)	117	1
2. Cathedral (2)	(9-1)	108	2
3. Resurrection Catholic	(8-1)	90	3
4. Nanih Waiya	(10-0)	81	4
5. St. Aloysius	(9-1)	72	5

Others receiving votes: Lumberton 12.

Class Private Schools
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Jackson Prep (11)	(9-2)	117	1
2. Starkville Aca.	(9-1)	103	2
3. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.	(7-3)	78	3
4. Oak Forest, La.	(10-1)	67	5
5. Centreville Aca.	(10-1)	55	4