Here is how we rank teams across the state in Week 4, from last year’s 6A runner-up Pearl to Jefferson Davis County in its first year as a MHSAA school.
SPORTS601 TOP 10 (4A-6A)
1. Pearl (3-0)
Last Week: beat Northwest Rankin 17-7.
Friday: vs. Parkway (Louisiana).
2. West Point (3-0)
Last Week: beat Starkville 28-3.
Friday: Open.
3. Oak Grove (3-0)
Last Week: beat Laurel 42-12.
Friday: at Hattiesburg.
4. Tupelo (3-0)
Last Week: beat Clarksdale 44-7.
Friday: vs. Brandon.
5. Hattiesburg (3-0)
Last Week: beat Moss Point 53-13.
Friday: vs. Oak Grove.
6. Madison Central (3-0)
Last Week: beat D’Iberville 27-21.
Friday: Open.
7. Brandon (2-1)
Last Week: beat Clinton 21-6.
Friday: vs. Tupelo.
8. Starkville (2-1)
Last Week: lost to West Point 28-3.
Friday: vs. Columbus.
9. Warren Central (2-1)
Last Week: beat Vicksburg 35-7.
Friday: vs. Neville (Louisiana).
10. Northwest Rankin (2-1)
Last Week: lost Pearl 17-7.
Friday: OPEN.
Other notables: Oxford, Poplarville, Cleveland CentralÂ
SPORTS601 TOP 10 (1A-3A, including MAIS)
1. Jefferson Davis County (3-0)
Last Week: beat Wayne County 48-34.
Friday: vs. East Central.
2. Hazlehurst (3-0)
Last Week: beat Crystal Springs 30-12.
Friday: vs. Callaway.
4. Charleston (2-1)
Last Week: lost to Horn Lake 40-8.
Friday: vs. Senatobia.
3. Jackson Prep (3-0)
Last Week: beat Forest 14-3.
Friday: vs. Pillow Academy.
5. Philadelphia (3-0)
Last Week: beat Neshoba Central 38-14.
Friday: vs. Kemper County.
6. North Panola (3-0)
Last Week: beat Lafayette 34-21.
Friday: vs. Gentry.
8. Calhoun City (2-1)
Last Week: beat Ripley 36-21.
Friday: vs. West Bolivar.
7. Forest (2-1)
Last Week: lost to Jackson Prep 14-3.
Friday: vs. Ridgeland.
10. Simmons (2-0)
Last Week: OPEN
Friday: vs. McAdams.
9. Yazoo County (3-0)
Last Week: beat Yazoo City 42-6.
Friday: vs. Velma Jackson.
Other notable: Aberdeen, Poplarville, Bay SpringsÂ
