By Austin Bishop & Bobby Gray
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 (3-0) — Beat MUS 39-2
2. Meridian (3-0) — Beat Starkville 14-7
3. Madison Central (3-0) — Beat Provine 43-6
4. Petal (1-1) — Open
5. Olive Branch (1-1) — Open
6. Southaven (2-0) — Open
7. Gulfport (3-0) — Beat West Lauderdale 38-0
8. Natchez (3-0) — Beat Ferriday, La 14-0
9. Ocean Springs (2-1) — Lost to Moss Point 28-14
10. George County (2-1) — Beat Greene County 27-17
11. Starkville (1-2) — Lost to Meridian 14-7
12. Northwest Rankin (3-0) — Beat Pearl 27-21
13. Clinton (1-2) — Beat Brookhaven 34-21
14. Tupelo (2-0) — Beat Itawamba AHS 31-6
15 Hancock (3-0) — Beat Bay 28-17
Lurking Around: Pascagoula (2-0), Oak Grove (1-2), Columbus (1-1), Biloxi (2-0), Harrison Central (0-2), Warren Central (1-2)
5A
1. West Point (2-0) — Open
2. West Jones (2-0) — Beat Magee 35-3
3. Wayne County (2-1) — Beat Northeast Jones 44-7
4. Picayune (2-0) — Beat Forrest County AHS 49-31
5. Ridgeland (3-0) — Beat Terry 43-7
6. McComb (3-0) — Beat Franklin County 33-14
7. Oxford (2-1) — Lost to Lafayette County 21-14
8. New Hope (1-1) — Beat Amory 37-6
9. Brookhaven (1-1) — Lost to Clinton 34-21
10. Moss Point (2-1) — Beat Ocean Springs 28-14
11. Clarksdale (2-1) — Lost to Christian Brothers Tenn 21-14
12. Callaway (3-0) — Beat Jim Hill 30-6
13. Vancleave (2-0) — Open
14. Neshoba Central (2-1) — Lost to Philadelphia 42-14
15. Pearl (1-2) — Lost to Northwest Rankin 27-21
Lurking Around: Forest Hill (2-0), Long Beach (2-1), Stone County (1-2), Hernando (1-1), Provine (1-2), Gautier (0-2).
4A
1. Lafayette County (3-0) — Beat Oxford 21-14
2. Noxubee County (3-0) —Beat Murrah 57-6
3. Purvis (3-0) — Beat Sumrall 41-3
4. New Albany (3-0) — Beat Corinth 14-7
5. North Pike (2-1) — Beat East Central 40-0
6. Kosciusko (3-0) — Beat Grenada 39-20
7. Pontotoc (2-1) — Lost to Aberdeen 34-0
8. Greene County (1-2) — Lost to George County 27-17
9. Forrest County AHS (1-2) — Lost to Picayune 49-31
10. Greenwood (3-0) — Beat Yazoo City 15-6
11. Senatobia (2-1) — Beat Independence 24-12
12. Magee (1-1) — Lost to West Jones 35-3
13. St. Stanislaus (1-2) — Lost to Jackson Prep 24-14
14. Louisville (1-2) — Beat Quitman 26-14
15. Quitman (2-1) — Lost to Louisville 26-14
Lurking Around: Bay High (1-2), Columbia (2-1), Shannon (0-2), Lawrence County (1-2), Newton County (3-0), Itawamba AHS (1-2).
3A
1. Forest (2-0) — Open
2. Charleston (2-1) — Beat West Tallahatchie 68-0
3. Philadelphia (3-0) — Beat Neshoba Central 42-14
4. Aberdeen (2-1) — Beat Pontotoc 34-0
5. Tylertown (1-2) — Beat Lawrence County 20-12
6. Franklin County (1-2) — Lost to McComb 33-14
7. Belmont (2-0) — Beat Tishomingo County 28-0
8. Winona (3-0) — Beat Eupora 17-8
9. South Delta (2-1) — Beat North Panola 36-20
10. Raleigh (3-0) — Beat Bay Springs 26-0
11. Water Valley (2-1) — Lost to Calhoun City 10-7
12. Collins (1-2) — Lost to Taylorsville 22-6
13. McLaurin (3-0) — Beat Florence 28-25
14. Velma Jackson (2-1) — Beat Yazoo County 40-6
15. East Side (3-0) — Beat Broadstreet 44-6
Lurking Around: Mooreville (3-0), Leland (3-0), Southeast Lauderdale (2-1), West Marion (2-1), Seminary (2-1), Choctaw Central (2-1), Saint Andrews (2-1).
2A
1. Taylorsville (3-0) — Beat Collins 22-6
2. Bassfield (2-1) — Beat Puckett 34-7
3. Calhoun City (3-0) — Beat Water Valley 10-7
4. Puckett (2-1) — Lost to Bassfield 34-7
5. East Webster (3-0) — Beat Vardaman 37-0
6. Lumberton (3-0) — Beat Poplarville 40-6
7. North Forrest (2-1) — Lost to Seminary 12-6
8. Hollandale Simmons (2-1) — Beat Drew 46-0
9. Eupora (2-1) — Lost to Winona 17-8
10. Wesson (2-0) — Beat Bogue Chitto 32-12
11. Pisgah (3-0) — Beat Thomastown 34-6
12. West Bolivar (1-2) — Beat Ray Brooks 41-0
13. Walnut (3-0) — Beat Alcorn Central 34-0
14. Mize (2-1) — Beat Mount Olive 35-18
15. Union (2-1) — Beat Clarkdale 42-15
Lurking Around: Coahoma County (3-0), Baldwyn (1-2), Prentiss (2-0), Madison St. Joe (1-2), Newton (2-1).
1A
1. Durant (3-0) — Beat Williams-Sullivan 60-0
2. Smithville (1-1) — Open
3. Mount Olive (0-2) — Lost to Mize 35-18
4. Nanih Waiya (0-2) — Open
5. French Camp (1-0) — Open
6. Natchez Cathedral (2-0) — Open
7. Okolona (2-1) – Beat Houston 34-32
8. Vardaman (2-1) — Lost to East Webster 37-0
9. Bogue Chitto (2-1) — Lost to Wesson 34-32
10. Noxapater (2-1) — Beat Pelahatchie 35-28
11. West Oktibbeha (2-10 — Beat East Oktibbeha
12. Sebastopol (1-2) — Lost to Scott Central 26-6
13. Saint Aloysius (2-1) — Beat Greenville St. Joe 12-7
14. Dexter (1-2) — Lost to West Marion 38-36
15. McAdams (2-0) — Open
Lurking ARound: South Leake (1-1), Biggersville (2-0), Coldwater (1-1), Montgomery County (2-1), Greenville St. Joe (0-3).
MAIS OVERALL
1. Jackson Academy (3-0) — Beat Presbyterian Christian 24-6
2. Jackson Prep (3-0) — Beat St. Stanislaus 24-14
3. MRA (1-1) — Open
4. Brookhaven (3-0) — Beat Riverfield 60-6
5. Simpson Academy (3-0) — Beat East Rankin 34-7
6. Pillow Academy (3-0) — Beat Washington 24-0
7. Trinity Episcopal (3-0) — Beat Centreville 24-13
8. River Oaks (3-0) — Beat Porters Chapel 43-0
9. DeSoto School (3-0) — Beat Central Holmes 47-7
10. Magnolia Heights (3-0) — Beat Kirk 34-3
11. Presbyterian Christian (2-1) — Lost to Jackson Academy 24-6
12. Washington School (0-3) — Lost to Pillow 24-0
13. Parklane (1-1) — Open
14. Copiah Academy (1-1) — Open
15. Leake Academy (2-0) — Beat Hillcrest Christian 40-0
Lurking Around: Oak Forest (2-1), Central Hinds (3-0), North Delta (2-1), Indianola Academy (2-1), Clarksdale Lee (2-1), East Rankin (1-2)
