2016 Mississippi AP Prep Football Polls – Week 5: September 13, 2016

(WCBI/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. Clinton (14)                    (4-0) 148 1
2. Starkville                      (3-0) 122 3
3. Warren Central                  (4-0)  100 T5
4. Tupelo                          (4-0) 66  NR
5. West Point                      (3-1) 62  8
6. Brandon                         (2-2) 43  2
(tie) Picayune                      (3-0) 43  NR
8. St. Stanislaus                  (3-1) 42  4
9. Hattiesburg                     (3-1) 41  NR
10. Meridian                        (3-1) 28  NR
Others receiving votes: Jackson Prep 25, Noxubee County 23, Grenada 20, Northwest Rankin 14, Hernando 10, Pontotoc 9, South Jones 7, Hazlehurst 6, Presbyterian Christian 4, Raleigh 3, East Webster 2, Gulfport 2, Bassfield 1, Simmons 1, Smithville 1, Charleston 1, Laurel 1.

Class 6A
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. Clinton (15)                    (4-0) 150 1
2. Starkville                      (3-0)  130 3
3. Warren Central                  (4-0)  116 4
4. Tupelo                          (4-0)  81  NR
5. Brandon                         (2-2) 49  2
Others receiving votes: Meridian 25, Northwest Rankin 21, Hernando 9, D’Iberville 7, Gulfport 6, Horn Lake 6.

Class 5A
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. Hattiesburg (5)                 (3-1) 131 2
2. Picayune (4)                    (3-0) 126 5
3. West Point (4)                  (3-1)  116 3
4. Grenada (2)                     (3-1) 107 1
5. Laurel                          (3-1) 57  NR
Others receiving votes: South Jones 23, Wingfield 14, Clarksdale 13, Vicksburg 7, Oxford 6.

Class 4A
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. St. Stanislaus (8)              (3-1) 130 1
2. Noxubee County (3)              (2-2) 113 2
3. Pontotoc (3)                    (4-0)  106 3
4. Senatobia                       (3-1) 97  4
5. West Lauderdale (1)             (4-1) 37  NR
Others receiving votes: South Pike 23, Poplarville 20, Houston 18, Itawamba AHS 17, Newton County 9, Florence 6, Tishomingo County 6, Lafayette 6, East Central 6, Greene County 6.

Class 3A
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. Hazlehurst (10)                 (4-0) 141 2
2. Raleigh (2)                     (4-0) 126 3
3. Charleston (2)                  (3-1) 117 1
4. Kemper County (1)               (3-1) 98  4
5. Tylertown                       (3-0) 59  5
Others receiving votes: East Side 22, Kossuth 18, West Marion 12, North Panola 7.

Class 2A
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. Bassfield (11)                  (3-1) 136 2
2. Calhoun City                    (3-1)  114 3
3. Bay Springs (1)                 (3-1) 107 4
4. East Webster (2)                (3-1)  98  1
5. Eupora                          (3-1) 40  5
Others receiving votes: Madison St. Joseph 38, Union 22, West Tallahatchie 17, Puckett 8, East Marion 7, Strayhorn 7, Mize 6.

Class 1A
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. Simmons (14)                    (4-0)  148 1
2. Resurrection Catholic           (3-1) 129 2
3. Smithville                      (3-1)  112 T3
4. Nanih Waiya                     (3-1) 107 T3
5. West Lowndes (1)                (3-0) 36  NR
Others receiving votes: Shaw 26, Lumberton 24, Vardaman 6, French Camp 6, Sacred Heart 6.

Class Private Schools
School                              W-L    Pts Prv
1. Jackson Prep (14)               (4-0) 149 1
2. Presbyterian Christian (1)      (4-0) 123 2
3. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.          (4-1) 112 3
4. Lamar School                    (4-1) 96  5
5. Jackson Aca.                    (2-2) 51  4
Others receiving votes: Indianola Aca. 33, Oak Forest , La. 21, Central Hinds Aca. 8, Prentiss Christian 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; The Chronicle, Laurel; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; Delta Democrat-Times, Greenville; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; The Hattiesburg Post , Hattiesburg; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; The Meridian Star, Meridian; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Mississippi Press-Register, Pascagoula; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.