2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 8: October 3, 2017

October 3, 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)        ‡(6-0)•‡136‡1••‡
2. Pearl (1)              ‡(7-0)•‡124‡2••‡
3. Tupelo                 ‡(6-0)•‡115‡3••‡
4. Starkville             ‡(6-1)•‡86•‡4••‡
5. Hattiesburg            ‡(6-0)•‡75•‡5••‡
6. Madison Central        ‡(5-1)•‡66•‡6••‡
7. Poplarville            ‡(6-0)•‡50•‡7••‡
8. Olive Branch           ‡(6-0)•‡41•‡9••‡
9. Cleveland Central (1) ‡(7-0)•‡18•‡NR•‡
10. Horn Lake              ‡(5-0)•‡11•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: East Central 9, Warren Central 7, Jackson Prep 7, Oak Grove 5, Picayune 5, Northwest Rankin 5, Yazoo County 4, Simmons 3, Philadelphia 2, North Panola 1.

Class 6A
School               ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Pearl (11)       ‡(7-0)‡137‡1••‡
2. Tupelo (3)       ‡(7-0)‡129‡2••‡
3. Starkville       ‡(6-1)‡112‡3••
4. Madison Central ‡(5-1)‡90•‡4••‡
5. Horn Lake        ‡(5-0)‡50•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: Warren Central 18, Oak Grove 12, Petal 6, Northwest Rankin 6.

Class 5A
School                     ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡”
1. West Point (13)        ‡(6-0)‡139‡1••‡
2. Hattiesburg            ‡(6-0)‡124‡2••‡
3. Olive Branch           ‡(6-0)‡110‡3••‡
4. Cleveland Central (1) ‡(7-0)‡95•‡5••‡
5. Picayune               ‡(5-1)‡86•‡4••‡
Others receiving votes: Laurel 6.

Class 4A
School                ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Poplarville (14) ‡(6-0)‡140‡1••‡
2. East Central      ‡(5-0)‡123‡2••‡
3. Pontotoc          ‡(6-1)‡107‡3••‡
4. Louisville        ‡(6-1)‡106‡4••‡
5. Greene County     ‡(6-1)‡60•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: Itawamba AHS 24.

Class 3A
School                      ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. North Panola (12)       ‡(6-0)‡138‡1••‡
2. Yazoo County (2)        ‡(6-0)‡117‡2••‡
3. Jefferson Davis County ‡(6-1)‡112‡3••‡
4. Hazlehurst              ‡(5-0)‡82•‡4••‡
5. Charleston              ‡(5-2)‡62•‡5••‡
Others receiving votes: South Pontotoc 49.

Class 2A
School                 ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Philadelphia (14) ‡(7-0)‡140‡1••‡
2. Calhoun City       ‡(5-1)‡114‡2••‡
3. Perry Central      ‡(7-0)‡111‡4••‡
4. Scott Central      ‡(7-0)‡74•‡NR•‡
5. Eupora             ‡(6-1)‡56•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: Newton 39, East Webster 13, South Delta 7, Taylorsville 6.

Class 1A
School            ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Simmons (14) ‡(6-0)‡140‡1••‡
2. Nanih Waiya   ‡(7-0)‡125‡2••‡
3. Lumberton     ‡(5-1)‡110‡3••‡
4. Noxapater     ‡(5-1)‡84•‡5••‡
5. Okolona       ‡(5-2)‡36•‡NR•‡
Others receiving votes: Stringer 31, Smithville 25, Ray Brooks 9.

Class Private Schools
School                      ‡W-L••‡Pts‡Prv‡
1. Jackson Prep (13)       ‡(7-0)‡139‡1••‡
2. Parklane Aca.           ‡(7-0)‡124‡3••‡
3. Jackson Aca.            ‡(5-1)‡107‡2••‡
4. Indianola Aca. (1)      ‡(7-0)‡92•‡5••‡
5. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. ‡(5-2)‡59•‡4••‡
Others receiving votes: Presbyterian Christian 12, Oak Forest, La. 8, Starkville Aca. 7, St. Joseph, Greenville 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: The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; Greene County Herald, Leakesville; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg; The Hattiesburg Post, Hattiesburg; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.‡