2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 4: September 5, 2017

(AP) — 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. West Point (6) (3-0) 94 2
2. Pearl (4) (3-0) 91 1
3. Tupelo (3-0) 83 3
4. Oak Grove (3-0) 58 6
5. Madison Central (3-0) 54 5
6. Hattiesburg (3-0) 40 8
7. Warren Central (2-1) 26 9
(tie) Starkville (2-1) 26 4
(tie) Brandon (2-1) 26 10
10. Poplarville (3-0) 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Cleveland Central 8, Olive Branch 7, Hazlehurst 5, Pontotoc 4, Northwest Rankin 4, Philadelphia 3, Calhoun City 2, Jackson Prep 2, Jefferson Davis County 2, Simmons 1.

Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Pearl (8) (3-0) 97 1
2. Tupelo (2) (3-0) 92 2
3. Oak Grove (3-0) 75 5
4. Madison Central (3-0) 74 4
5. Starkville (2-1) 31 3
Others receiving votes: Brandon 18, Warren Central 7, Hancock 6.

Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. West Point (9) (3-0) 99 1
2. Hattiesburg (3-0) 88 2
3. Olive Branch (3-0) 75 5
4. Picayune (2-1) 56 NR
5. Cleveland Central (1) (3-0) 51 NR
Others receiving votes: Lake Cormorant 12, North Pike 7, Stone 6, Natchez 6.

Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Poplarville (9) (3-0) 107 1
2. Pontotoc (2) (3-0) 98 2
3. East Central (2-0) 76 4
4. Noxubee County (2-1) 75 3
5. Louisville (2-1) 24 NR
Others receiving votes: Itawamba AHS 20, Northeast Lauderdale 8, Florence 7, Greene County 7, Purvis 6, Shannon 6, Leake Central 6.

Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Hazlehurst (7) (3-0) 113 2
2. Jefferson Davis County (5) (3-0) 103 3
3. North Panola (3-0) 88 4
4. Charleston (2-1) 70 1
5. Yazoo County (3-0) 39 NR
Others receiving votes: Aberdeen 24, South Pontotoc 13.

Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Philadelphia (9) (3-0) 117 1
2. Calhoun City (2) (2-1) 96 2
3. East Webster (3-0) 79 3
4. Newton (1) (3-0) 60 5
5. Perry Central (3-0) 59 4
Others receiving votes: Scott Central 22, Bay Springs 14, Taylorsville 13, Heidelberg 7, Leland 7, Walnut 6.

Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Simmons (11) (2-0) 119 1
2. Nanih Waiya (1) (3-0) 109 2
3. Lumberton (2-1) 90 3
4. Smithville (2-1) 64 4
5. Noxapater (2-1) 39 5
Others receiving votes: Shaw 19, TCPS 13, Biggersville 8, Resurrection Catholic 7, Vardaman 6, Stringer 6.

Class Private Schools
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Jackson Prep (10) (3-0) 100 1
2. Jackson Aca. (3-0) 75 3
3. Presbyterian Christian (3-0) 65 4
4. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. (2-1) 56 2
5. Parklane Aca. (4-0) 46 5

Others receiving votes: Indianola Aca. 22, Heritage Aca. 14, Oak Forest , La. 8, North Delta 7, Cathedral 7.

All Associated Press members in Mississippi are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; The Hattiesburg Post , Hattiesburg; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.