The Associated Press
Pascagoula has risen to No. 5 in Class 5A in the Mississippi high school football poll compiled by the Associated Press.
St. Martin and Ocean Springs are both 3-0 and are getting votes in the Class 6A poll, but not enough to crack the top 10 yet.
St. Martin plays this week at St. Stanlislaus, the unanimous No. 1 in Class 4A.
Resurrection is No. 7 in Class 1A with No. 2 Lumberton coming to Pascagoula for a Friday night showdown.
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 (10) | (3-0) | 136 | 1(tie) |
| 2. South Panola (4) | (3-0) | 128 | 1(tie) |
| 3. Madison Central | (3-0) | 93 | 3 |
| 4. Tupelo | (3-0) | 79 | 5 |
| 5. Oxford | (2-1) | 69 | 6(tie) |
| 6. Picayune | (2-0) | 62 | 8 |
| 7. Brandon | (2-1) | 48 | 6(tie) |
| 8. Oak Grove | (1-0) | 45 | 9 |
| 9. Meridian | (2-1) | 27 | 4 |
| 10. Bassfield | (3-0) | 18 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Warren Central 12, St. Stanislaus 10, Germantown 6, Cleveland 6, Noxubee County 5, Harrison Central 5, Murrah 4, Wayne County 4, Pascagoula 3, Jackson Prep 2, Louisville 2, Ocean Springs 2, Corinth 1, Laurel 1, Charleston 1, St. Martin 1.
| Class 6A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. South Panola (4) | (3-0) | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Starkville (9) | (3-0) | 126 | 2 |
| 3. Madison Central | (3-0) | 101 | 3 |
| 4. Tupelo (1) | (3-0) | 85 | 5 |
| 5. Brandon | (2-1) | 37 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Oak Grove 20, Warren Central 14, Murrah 8, Harrison Central 7, Horn Lake 7, Ocean Springs 7, Petal 6, St. Martin 6, Meridian 6.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Picayune (10) | (2-0) | 136 | 1 |
| 2. Oxford (4) | (2-1) | 118 | 2 |
| 3. Wayne County | (1-1) | 94 | 3 |
| 4. Laurel | (2-1) | 78 | 4 |
| 5. Pascagoula | (2-1) | 45 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Saltillo 29, West Point 25, Germantown 15, New Hope 7, Natchez 7, Pearl 6.
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. St. Stanislaus (12) | (3-0) | 137 | 1 |
| 2. Cleveland (2) | (3-0) | 119 | 2 |
| 3. Noxubee County | (2-1) | 107 | 3 |
| 4. Corinth | (3-0) | 92 | 4 |
| 5. Ripley | (3-0) | 65 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Caledonia 9, Leake Central 7, Forrest Co. AHS 6, Purvis 6, Lafayette 6, Kosciusko 6.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Philadelphia (6) | (3-0) | 116 | 4 |
| 2. Charleston | (2-1) | 114 | 3 |
| (tie) Louisville (7) | (2-1) | 114 | 1 |
| 4. Tylertown (1) | (2-1) | 113 | 2 |
| 5. North Panola | (2-1) | 60 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Kemper County 21, Southeast Lauderdale 15, East Side 7.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Bassfield (13) | (3-0) | 139 | 1 |
| 2. Calhoun City | (3-0) | 113 | 2 |
| 3. Taylorsville | (3-0) | 112 | 3 |
| 4. Eupora | (3-0) | 76 | 4 |
| 5. Baldwyn | (3-0) | 51 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Bay Springs (1) 35, East Marion 8, East Webster 7, Bruce 7, Hollandale Simmons 6, Mize 6.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Cathedral (11) | (3-0) | 136 | 1 |
| 2. Lumberton (2) | (2-0) | 121 | 2 |
| 3. Coffeeville | (2-1) | 94 | 3 |
| 4. Smithville | (2-1) | 42 | 4 |
| (tie) Nanih Waiya | (3-0) | 42 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Pelahatchie 39, Resurrection Catholic 31, St. Joseph, Greenville 23, St. Aloysius 13, Bogue Chitto 7, Mount Olive 6, Hamilton 6.
| Class Private Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Jackson Prep (9) | (2-1) | 134 | 2 |
| 2. Jackson Aca. (3) | (2-1) | 109 | 1 |
| (tie) Magnolia Heights (1) | (3-0) | 109 | 4 |
| 4. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. | (2-1) | 97 | 3 |
| 5. Centreville Aca. | (3-0) | 37 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Starkville Aca. (1) 28, Tri-County Aca. 27, Marshall Aca. 12, Sharkey-Issaquena Aca. 7.
