2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 3: August 29, 2017

August 29, 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. Pearl (5)             ‡(2-0)‡82•‡-••‡
2. West Point (2)        ‡(2-0)‡70•‡-••‡
3. Tupelo                ‡(2-0)‡68•‡-••‡
4. Starkville (1)        ‡(2-0)‡53•‡-••‡
5. Madison Central       ‡(2-0)‡46•‡-••‡
6. Oak Grove             ‡(2-0)‡31•‡-••‡
7. Northwest Rankin (1) ‡(2-0)‡30•‡-••‡
8. Hattiesburg           ‡(2-0)‡27•‡-••‡
9. Warren Central        ‡(1-1)‡16•‡-••‡
10. Brandon               ‡(1-1)‡13•‡-••‡

Others receiving votes: Olive Branch 12, Cleveland 11, Cleveland Central 11, Poplarville 8, South Panola 6, Meridian 4, Charleston 4, Greenwood 3, Jackson Prep 3, Oxford 2, Jefferson Davis County 2, Calhoun City 2, Simmons 1, Lake Cormorant 1.

Class 6A
School               ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Pearl (6)        ‡(2-0)•‡86•‡-••‡
2. Tupelo (1)       ‡(2-0)•‡73•‡-••‡
3. Starkville (1)   ‡(2-0)•‡64•‡-••‡
4. Madison Central ‡(2-0)•‡61•‡-••‡
5. Oak Grove        ‡(2-0)•‡34•‡-••‡
Others receiving votes: Northwest Rankin 16 (1), Warren Central 7, South Panola 7, Meridian 6, Brandon 6.<

Class 5A
School              ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. West Point (8) ‡(2-0)•‡87•‡-••‡
2. Hattiesburg     ‡(2-0)•‡68•‡-••‡
3. Lake Cormorant ‡(1-0)•‡51•‡-••‡
4. Laurel          ‡(1-1)•‡44•‡-••‡
5. Olive Branch    ‡(2-0)•‡38•‡-••
Others receiving votes: Picayune 21, Wayne County 12, Cleveland Central 10 (1), South Jones 8, Lewisburg 8, Lafayette 7, Stone 6.

Class 4A
School               ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Poplarville (4) ‡(2-0)•‡84•‡-••‡
2. Pontotoc (4)     ‡(2-0)•‡70•‡-••‡
3. Noxubee County   ‡(1-1)•‡50•‡-••‡
4. East Central     ‡(1-1)•‡46•‡-••‡
5. Purvis           ‡(1-1)•‡20•‡-••‡
Others receiving votes: Louisville 17, Clarksdale 13, Greenwood 9, Greene County 8, Florence 8, Itawamba AHS 8, St. Stanislaus 7, Leake Central 7. Northeast Lauderdale 7, Shannon 6.

Class 3A
School                          ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Charleston (3)              ‡(2-0)•‡62•‡-••‡
2. Hazlehurst (2)              ‡(2-0)•‡58•‡-••‡
3. Jefferson Davis County (4) ‡(2-0)•‡54•‡-••‡
4. North Panola                ‡(2-0)•‡50•‡-••‡
5. Houston                     ‡(1-1)•‡33•‡-••‡
Others receiving votes: Yazoo County 22, Raleigh 17, Aberdeen 16, Kossuth 14, Nettleton 13, Forest 8, Seminary 7, Columbia 6.

Class 2A
School                ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv
1. Philadelphia (4) ‡(2-0)•‡82•‡-••‡
2. Calhoun City (5) ‡(1-0)•‡75•‡-••‡
3. East Webster      ‡(2-0)•‡37•‡-••‡
4. Perry Central     ‡(2-0)•‡35•‡-••‡
5. Newton            ‡(2-0)•‡29•‡-••‡
Others receiving votes: Pisgah 23, Bay Springs 22, Scott Central 14, Taylorsville 13, South Delta 9, Winona 8, Walnut 7, Heidelberg 6.

Class 1A
School           ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv
1. Simmons (9) ‡(2-0)‡90•‡-••‡
2. Nanih Waiya ‡(2-0)‡74•‡-••‡
3. Lumberton    ‡(2-0)‡67•‡-••
4. Smithville   ‡(2-0)‡60•‡-••‡
5. Noxapater    ‡(2-0)‡35•‡-••‡
Others receiving votes: Shaw 18, H. W. Byers 9, Resurrection Catholic 7.

Class Private Schools
School                      ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv
1. Jackson Prep (9)        ‡(2-0)•‡90•‡-••‡
2. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. ‡(2-0)•‡68•‡-••‡
3. Jackson Aca.            ‡(2-0)•‡54•‡-••‡
4. Presbyterian Christian ‡(2-0)•‡49•‡-••‡
5. Parklane Aca.           ‡(3-0)•‡27•‡-••‡

Others receiving votes: Indianola Aca. 21, Starkville Aca. 13, Oak Forest, La. 13, Prentiss Christian 7, Brookhaven Aca. 6, Bayou Aca. 6, Lamar School 6.

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: Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; The Hattiesburg Post, Hattiesburg; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.