2017 Mississippi AP HS Football Polls – Week 10: October 17, 2017

October 17, 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 (12)        ‡(8-0)•‡128‡1••‡
2. Pearl                  ‡(9-0)•‡112‡2••‡
3. Tupelo                 ‡(8-0)•‡107‡3••‡
4. Starkville             ‡(8-1)•‡81•‡4••‡
5. Hattiesburg            ‡(8-0)•‡76•‡5••‡
6. Poplarville            ‡(8-0)•‡54•‡7••‡
7. Madison Central        ‡(6-2)•‡45•‡6••‡
8. Cleveland Central (1) ‡(9-0)•‡34•‡9••‡
9. Northwest Rankin       ‡(6-2)•‡21•‡NR•
10. East Central           ‡(7-0)•‡16•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: Olive Branch 9, Jackson Prep 9, Picayune 6, Yazoo County 5, North Panola 4, Philadelphia 2, Warren Central 2, Petal 1, Simmons 1, Horn Lake 1, Jackson Aca. 1.

Class 6A
School                ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Pearl (9)         ‡(9-0)‡126‡1••‡
2. Tupelo (4)        ‡(8-0)‡112‡2••‡
3. Starkville        ‡(8-1)‡104‡3••‡
4. Madison Central   ‡(6-2)‡89•‡4••‡
5. Northwest Rankin ‡(6-2)‡44•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: Horn Lake 24, Terry 9, Warren Central 6, Oxford 6.

Class 5A
School                     ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. West Point (12)        ‡(8-0)‡129‡1••‡
2. Hattiesburg            ‡(8-0)‡116‡2••‡
3. Cleveland Central (1) ‡(9-0)‡101‡4••‡
4. Picayune               ‡(7-1)‡91•‡5••‡
5. Olive Branch           ‡(7-1)‡58•‡3••‡
Others receiving votes: Brookhaven 25.

Class 4A
School                ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Poplarville (13) ‡(8-0)‡130‡1••‡
2. East Central      ‡(7-0)‡115‡2••‡
3. Pontotoc          ‡(8-1)‡106‡3••‡
4. Greene County     ‡(8-1)‡88•‡4••‡
5. Itawamba AHS      ‡(8-1)‡69•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: Louisville 6, Noxubee County 6.

Class 3A
School                          ‡W-L•••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. North Panola (10)           ‡(8-0)•‡127‡1••‡
2. Yazoo County (2)            ‡(8-0)•‡113‡2••‡
3. Jefferson Davis County (1) ‡(8-1)•‡106‡3••‡
4. Charleston                  ‡(7-2)•‡77•‡5••‡
5. Hazlehurst                  ‡(7-0)•‡73•‡4••‡
Others receiving votes: Choctaw County 12, Port Gibson 6, Water Valley 6.

Class 2A
School                 ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Philadelphia (13) ‡(9-0)‡130‡1••‡
2. Perry Central      ‡(8-0)‡112‡3••‡
3. Scott Central      ‡(9-0)‡108‡4••‡
4. Calhoun City       ‡(6-2)‡51•‡2••‡
5. Eupora             ‡(7-2)‡40•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: Taylorsville 34, South Delta 25, Winona 20.

Class 1A
School            ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Simmons (13) ‡(8-0)‡130‡1••‡
2. Nanih Waiya   ‡(9-0)‡116‡2••‡
3. Stringer      ‡(8-1)‡94•‡T4•‡
4. Okolona       ‡(6-2)‡81•‡3••
5. Lumberton     ‡(6-2)‡77•‡T4•‡
Others receiving votes: Ray Brooks 9, Biggersville 7, Smithville 6.

Class Private Schools
School                 ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Jackson Prep (13) ‡(9-0)‡130‡1••‡
2. Jackson Aca.       ‡(8-1)‡111‡3••‡
3. Indianola Aca.     ‡(9-0)‡99•‡4••‡
4. Parklane Aca.      ‡(8-1)‡82•‡2••‡
5. Starkville Aca.    ‡(8-1)‡33•‡NR•‡

Others receiving votes: Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 18, Lamar School 14, Oak Forest, La. 14, Adams Christian 13, St. Joseph, Greenville 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; 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.