2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 5: September 12, 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 (8)              (3-0)  123 1
2. Pearl (5)                   (4-0)  119 2
3. Tupelo                      (4-0)  108 3
4. Madison Central             (3-0)  76  5
5. Hattiesburg                 (4-0)  69  6
6. Starkville                  (3-1)  57  T8
7. Warren Central              (3-1)  40  7
8. Oak Grove                   (3-1)  34  4
9. Poplarville                 (4-0)  27  10
10. Olive Branch                (4-0)  16  NR
Others receiving votes: Pontotoc 10, Cleveland Central 8, Brandon 8, North Panola 4, Picayune 4, Jackson Prep 3, Yazoo County 3, Northwest Rankin 3, Philadelphia 2, Simmons 1.<

Class 6A
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. Pearl (10)                  (4-0)  127 1
2. Tupelo (3)                  (4-0)  120 2
3. Madison Central             (3-0)  94  4
4. Starkville                  (3-1)  83  5
5. Oak Grove                   (3-1)  45  3
Others receiving votes: Warren Central 20, Brandon 13, Meridian 6, Hancock 6, Oxford 6,

Class 5A
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. West Point (10)             (3-0)  127 1
2. Hattiesburg (2)             (4-0)  117 2
3. Olive Branch                (4-0)  99  3
4. Picayune                    (3-1)  81  4
5. Cleveland Central (1)       (4-0)  77  5
Others receiving votes: Natchez 7, North Pike 6, Stone 6.

Class 4A
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. Poplarville (11)            (4-0)  128 1
2. Pontotoc (2)                (4-0)  117 2
3. East Central                (3-0)  105 3
4. Louisville                  (3-1)  90  5
5. Noxubee County              (2-2)  49  4
Others receiving votes: Greene County 25, Itawamba AHS 6.

Class 3A
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. North Panola (8)            (4-0)  121 3
2. Charleston (1)              (3-1)  101 4
3. Hazlehurst (3)              (3-1)  97  1
4. Yazoo County (1)            (4-0)  95  5
5. Jefferson Davis County      (3-1)  73  2
Others receiving votes: South Pontotoc 21, Aberdeen 12.

Class 2A
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. Philadelphia (11)           (4-0)  128 1
2. Calhoun City (1)            (3-1)  111 2
3. Newton (1)                  (4-0)  97  4
4. Perry Central               (4-0)  88  5
5. East Webster                (3-1)  47  3
Others receiving votes: Scott Central 28, Leland 14, Walnut 7.

Class 1A
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. Simmons (13)                (3-0)  130 1
2. Nanih Waiya                 (4-0)  117 2
3. Lumberton                   (3-1)  100 3
4. Smithville                  (3-1)  82  4
5. Noxapater                   (2-1)  57  5
Others receiving votes: Biggersville 12, Ray Brooks 8, Resurrection Catholic 7, Stringer 7.

Class Private Schools
School                          W-L    Pts Prv
1. Jackson Prep (13)           (4-0)  130 1
2. Jackson Aca.                (4-0)  111 2
3. Presbyterian Christian      (4-0)  96  3
4. Parklane Aca.               (5-0)  74  5
5. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.      (3-1)  71  4
Others receiving votes: Indianola Aca. 16, Oak Forest , La. 8, Cathedral 7, North Delta 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; Greene County Herald, Leakesville; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; The Hattiesburg Post , Hattiesburg; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; The Natchez Democrat, Natchez; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.