Mississippi Prep Sports Source
Meridian —
The Mississippi Prep Sports Source rankings are produced by Austin Bishop and Bobby Gray. Bishop has been covering high school sports in Mississippi since 1975, while Gray is a longtime follower of prep football in North Mississippi. The ranking service is in its third year and is subscribed to by 45 media outlets.
6A
1. South Panola (2-0) — Beat Colquitt County Ga 65-35
2. Meridian (2-0) — Beat Wayne County 26-6
3. Madison Central (2-0) — Beat Melrose Tenn 20-16
4. Petal (1-1) — Beat Oak Grove 26-21
5. Olive Branch (1-1) — Lost to Coca, Fla. 14-7
6. Oak Grove (1-1) — Lost to Petal 26-21
7. Southaven (2-0) — Beat Center Hill 55-13
8. Ocean Springs (2-0) — Beat Tylertown 35-34
9. Natchez (2-0) — Beat Wilkerson County 34-7
10. Gulfport (2-0) — Beat Gautier 45-6
11. Starkville (1-1) — Beat Louisville 34-0
12. Brandon (1-1) — Lost to Pearl 27-24
13. Clinton (0-2) — Lost to Ridgeland 15-10
14. Tupelo (1-0) — Beat New Hope 33-23
15 Hancock (2-0) — Beat Long Beach 23-13
Lurking Around: Northwest Rankin (2-0), Pascagoula (2-0), Columbus (1-1), Biloxi (1-0), Harrison Central (0-1), George County (1-1), Hattiesburg (1-1), Terry (1-1)
5A
1. West Point (2-0) — Beat Mainland Fla 14-0
2. West Jones (1-0) — Beat Northeast Jones 36-0
3. Wayne County (1-1) — Lost to Meridian 26-6
4. Ridgeland (2-0) — Beat Clinton 15-10
5. Picayune (1-0) — Beat Moss Point 53-13
6. Brookhaven (1-0) — Beat Franklin County 20-0
7. Oxford (2-0) — Beat Charleston 24-14
8. McComb (2-0) —Beat South Pike 35-6
9. Clarksdale (2-0) —Beat Greenville Weston 13-6
10. New Hope (0-1) — Lost to Tupelo 33-23
11. Neshoba Central (2-0) — Beat West Lauderdale 28-6
12. Callaway (2-0) — Beat Murrah 25-14
13. Pearl (1-1) — Beat Brandon 27-24
14. Hernando (1-0) — Open
15. Vancleave (2-0) — Beat Greene County 26-6
Lurking Around: Forest Hill (2-0), Long Beach (1-1), Moss Point (1-1), Provine (1-1), Stone County (0-2), Gautier (0-2)
4A
1. Lafayette County (2-0) — Beat Trezevant Tenn 35-16
2. Noxubee County (2-0) — Beat Columbus 27-6
3. Purvis (2-0) — Beat East Marion 33-26
4. New Albany (2-0) — Beat Ripley 49-0
5. Quitman (2-0) — Beat Heidelberg 39-0
6. Pontotoc (2-0) — Beat South Pontotoc 40-0
7. Greene County (1-1) — Lost to Vancleave 26-6
8. Forrest County AHS (1-1) — Lost to Bassfield 22-16
9. Northeast Lauderdale (2-0) — Beat Collins 16-14
10. Bay High (1-1) — Beat North Pike 14-7
11. North Pike (1-1) — Lost to Bay 14-7
12. St. Stanislaus (1-1) — Beat Mendenhall 28-13
13. Kosciusko (2-0) — Beat Yazoo County 43-6
14. Columbia (2-0) — Beat Perry Central 13-12
15. West Lauderdale (0-2) — Lost to Neshoba Central 28-6
Lurking Around: Shannon (0-2), Lawrence County (1-1), Itawamba AHS (1-1), Greenwood (2-0), Senatobia (1-1), Cleveland (1-1), South Pike (0-1), Magee (1-0)
3A
1. Forest (2-0) — Beat Scott Central 47-0
2. Charleston (1-1) — Lost to Oxford 24-14
3. Philadelphia (2-0) — Beat McClain 46-6
4. Aberdeen (1-1) — Beat Ray Brooks 64-6
5. Franklin County (1-1) — Lost to Brookhaven 20-0
6. Tylertown (0-2) — Lost to Ocean Springs 35-34
7. Belmont (1-0) — Beat Mantachie 42-7
8. Winona (2-0) — Beat J.Z.George 52-6
9. Water Valley (2-0) — Beat Coffeeville 28-0
10. South Delta (1-1) — Lost to Simmons 16-6
11. Raleigh (2-0) — Beat Mize 27-14
12. Collins (1-1) — Lost to Northeast Lauderdale 16-14
13. McLaurin (2-0) — Beat Dexter 41-22
14. Velma Jackson (1-1) — Beat Canton 56-44
15. Choctaw Central (2-0) — Beat Union 30-10
Lurking Around: Leland (2-0), Riverside (2-0), Mooreville (2-0), Kemper County (2-0),Seminary (1-1), West Marion (1-1).
2A
1. Taylorsville (2-0) — Beat South Jones 20-3
2. North Forrest (2-0) — Beat Stringer 20-6
3. Puckett (2-0) — Beat Pelahatchie 47-6
4. Bassfield (1-1) — Beat Forrest County AHS 22-16
5. Calhoun City (2-0) — Beat Houston 41-0
6. East Webster (2-0) — Beat West Oktibbeha 55-27
7. Eupora (2-0) — Beat Weir 40-14
8. Lumberton (2-0) — Beat Beat West Morion 20-16
9. Wesson (1-0) — Beat Richland 12-6
10. Simmons (1-1) — Beat South Delta 16-6
11. Baldwyn (1-1) — Lost to Booneville 37-27
12. West Bolivar (0-2) — Lost to Cleveland 12-7
13. Pisgah (2-0) — Beat Edinburg 34-12
14. Walnut (2-0) — Beat Falkner 42-7
15. Union (1-1) — Lost to Choctaw Central 30-10
Lurking Around: Ackerman (1-1), Coahoma County (2-0), Lake (1-0), Mize (1-1), West Tallahatchie (1-0), Newton (1-1)
1A
1. Durant (2-0) — Beat Ackerman 35-0
2. Mount Olive (0-1) — Open
3. Vardaman (2-0) — Beat Bruce 19-14
4. Smithville (1-1) — Beat Hamilton 15-12
5. Nanih Waiya (0-2) — Lost to Kemper County 26-21
6. Bogue Chitto (2-0) — Beat Enterprise Lincoln 28-7
7. French Camp (1-0) — Beat Montgomery County 52-42
8. Natchez Cathedral (2-0) — Beat Loyd Star 48-34
9. Sebastopol (1-1) — Lost to Lake 13-6
10. Okolona (1-1) — Lost to byhalia 28-22
11. Shaw (0-1) — Lost to Leland 20-6
12. West Oktibbeha (1-1) — Lost to East Webster 55-27
13. Greenville St. Joe (0-2) — Lost to Madison St. Joe 14-6
14. Dexter (1-1) — Lost to McLaurin 41-22
15. McAdams (2-0) — Beat Williams-Sullivan 42-0
Lurking Around: Weir (0-2), Coffeeville (0-2), Falkner (1-1), Noxapater (1-1) Biggersville (2-0), St. Aloysius (1-1)
MAIS OVERALL
1. Jackson Academy (2-0) — Beat Oak Forest Aca 36-20
2. Jackson Prep (2-0) — Beat MRA 14-12
3. MRA (1-1) — Lost to Jackson Prep 14-12
4. Brookhaven (2-0) — Beat Copiah 53-26
5. Simpson Academy (2-0) — Beat Wayne Aca 34-0
6. Pillow Academy (2-0) — Beat Oak Hill Aca 31-6
7. Trinity Episcopal (2-0) — Beat East Rankin 23-9
8. River Oaks (2-0) — Beat Washington School 27-24
9. DeSoto School (2-0) — Beat Hebron Christian 43-8
10. Washington School (0-2) — Lost to River Oaks (La) 27-24
11. Magnolia Heights (2-0) — Beat Marshall Aca 35-19
12. Parklane (1-1) — Beat Centreville Aca 16-0
13. Copiah Academy (1-1) — Lost to Brookhaven Aca 53-26
14. Presbyterian Christian (2-0) — Beat Sumrall 51-15
15. Leake Academy (1-0) — Open
Lurking Around: Oak Forest (1-1), East Rankin (1-1), Clarksdale Lee (2-0), Indianola Academy (1-1), Centreville (0-2), Lamar (1-1).
