Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 9: October 10, 2017

October 10, 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 (13)        ‡(7-0)•‡137‡1••‡
2. Pearl                  ‡(8-0)•‡122‡2••‡
3. Tupelo                 ‡(7-0)•‡116‡3••‡
4. Starkville             ‡(7-1)•‡85•‡4••‡
5. Hattiesburg            ‡(7-0)•‡82•‡5••‡
6. Madison Central        ‡(6-1)•‡67•‡6••‡
7. Poplarville            ‡(7-0)•‡51•‡7••‡
8. Olive Branch           ‡(7-0)•‡42•‡8••‡
9. Cleveland Central (1) ‡(8-0)•‡20•‡9••‡
10. Horn Lake              ‡(6-0)•‡18•‡10•‡
Others receiving votes: East Central 7, Jackson Prep 5, Yazoo County 4, North Panola 3, Northwest Rankin 3, Pontotoc 2, Philadelphia 2, Picayune 2, Oak Grove 1, Simmons 1.

Class 6A
School               ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Pearl (10)       ‡(8-0)•‡136‡1••‡
2. Tupelo (4)       ‡(7-0)•‡130‡2••‡
3. Starkville       ‡(7-1)•‡111‡3••‡
4. Madison Central ‡(6-1)•‡96•‡4••‡
5. Horn Lake        ‡(6-0)•‡81•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: Warren Central 6.

Class 5A
School                     ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. West Point (13)        ‡(7-0)•‡139‡1••‡
2. Hattiesburg            ‡(7-0)•‡124‡2••‡
3. Olive Branch           ‡(7-0)•‡110‡3••‡
4. Cleveland Central (1) ‡(8-0)•‡101‡4••‡
5. Picayune               ‡(6-1)•‡86•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: None

Class 4A
School                ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Poplarville (14) ‡(7-0)•‡140‡1••‡
2. East Central      ‡(6-0)•‡124‡2••‡
3. Pontotoc          ‡(7-1)•‡112‡3••‡
4. Greene County     ‡(7-1)•‡97•‡5••‡
5. Itawamba AHS      ‡(7-1)•‡50•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: Louisville 31, Mendenhall 6.

Class 3A
School                      ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. North Panola (12)       ‡(7-0)•‡138‡1••‡
2. Yazoo County (2)        ‡(7-0)•‡123‡2••‡
3. Jefferson Davis County ‡(7-1)•‡112‡3••‡
4. Hazlehurst              ‡(6-0)•‡92•‡4••‡
5. Charleston              ‡(6-2)•‡88•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: South Pontotoc 7.

Class 2A
School                 ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Philadelphia (13) ‡(8-0)‡139‡1••‡
2. Calhoun City (1)   ‡(6-1)‡121‡2••‡
3. Perry Central      ‡(7-0)‡108‡3••‡
4. Scott Central      ‡(8-0)‡106‡4••‡
5. Eupora             ‡(6-2)‡56•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: Taylorsville 18, South Delta 12.

Class 1A
School            ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Simmons (14) ‡(7-0)•‡140‡1••‡
2. Nanih Waiya   ‡(8-0)•‡125‡2••‡
3. Okolona       ‡(6-2)•‡92•‡5••‡
4. Stringer      ‡(7-1)•‡68•‡NR•‡
(tie) Lumberton ‡(5-2)•‡68•‡3••
Others receiving votes: Noxapater 37, Ray Brooks 9, Biggersville 7, Smithville 7, French Camp 7.

Class Private Schools
School                      ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Jackson Prep (14)       ‡(8-0)•‡140‡1••‡
2. Parklane Aca.           ‡(8-0)•‡124‡2••‡
3. Jackson Aca.            ‡(6-1)•‡107‡3••‡
4. Indianola Aca.          ‡(8-0)•‡94•‡4••‡
5. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. ‡(6-2)•‡50•‡5••
Others receiving votes: Lamar School 20, Starkville Aca. 13, St. Joseph, Greenville 6, Oak Forest, La. 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: The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; Greene County Herald, Leakesville; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg; 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.