Tupelo Rises to No. 1 in the Newest Mississippi AP High School Football Polls

(WCBI/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. Tupelo (11)                       (9-0)    119 2
2. Warren Central (1)                (8-1)    98  6
3. Brandon                           (8-2)    86  3
4. Clinton                           (8-1)    77  1
(tie) West Point                      (9-1)    77  4
6. St. Stanislaus                    (8-1)    50  5
7. Madison Central                   (6-3-1)  30  T8
8. Picayune                          (8-1)    29  7
8. Laurel                            (8-1)    29  10
10. Northwest Rankin                  (7-3)    22  T8
Others receiving votes: Presbyterian Christian 8, West Lauderdale 6, Hazlehurst 5, Simmons 4, Calhoun City 4, Hattiesburg 3, Prentiss Christian 3, Oxford 2, South Panola 2, Meridian 2, Tylertown 2, Poplarville 1, Pontotoc 1.

Class 6A
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. Tupelo (11)                       (9-0)    119 2
2. Warren Central (1)                (8-1)    106 4
3. Clinton                           (8-1)    92  1
4. Brandon                           (8-2)    89  3
5. Northwest Rankin                  (7-3)     37  5
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 30, Horn Lake 7.

Class 5A
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. West Point (11)                   (8-1)    118 1
2. Picayune (1)                      (8-1)    99  3
3. Laurel                            (8-1)    98  2
4. Hattiesburg                       (8-1)    74  4
5. Stone                             (7-2)    32  NR
Others receiving votes: Oxford 19, Grenada 19, Vicksburg 15, Clarksdale 6.

Class 4A
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. St. Stanislaus (10)               (8-1)    115 1
2. Pontotoc                          (9-1)    91  3
3. Amory                             (8-2)    72  5
4. West Lauderdale (2)               (10-0)   67  4
5. Lafayette                         (7-2)    49  NR
Others receiving votes: Poplarville 40, Noxubee County 18, Houston 16, Florence 6, McComb 6.

Class 3A
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. Hazlehurst (7)                    (8-2)    105 1
2. Raleigh (4)                       (10-0)   104 T2
3. Kemper County                     (9-1)    87  T2
4. Tylertown (1)                     (9-0)    74  4
5. Charleston                        (9-2)    65  5
Others receiving votes: Kossuth 18, East Side 14, Velma Jackson 7, West Marion 6.

Class 2A
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. Bassfield (9)                     (8-2)    115 1
2. Calhoun City (2)                  (9-1)    110 2
3. Puckett                           (9-1)    84  5
4. Bay Springs                       (7-3)    52  4
5. Union                             (8-2)    46  3
Others receiving votes: West Tallahatchie 25 (1), East Webster 22, West Bolivar 7, Amite County 7, Pisgah 6, East Union 6.

Class 1A
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. Simmons (12)                      (8-0)    120 1
2. Resurrection Catholic             (7-1)    105 2
3. Nanih Waiya                       (9-1)    98  3
4. Lumberton                         (7-2)    85  4
5. Smithville                        (7-2)    54  5
Others receiving votes: Stringer 18.

Class Private Schools
School                                W-L      Pts Prv
1. Presbyterian Christian (12)       (10-0)   120 1
2. Jackson Prep                      (9-1)    104 2
3. Indianola Aca.                    (10-0)   76  3
4. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.            (8-3)    73  4
5. Lamar School                      (7-2)    63  5
Others receiving votes: Copiah Aca. 16, Prentiss Christian 9, Canton Aca. 7, Adams Christian 6, Pillow Aca. 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 Chronicle, Laurel; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; The Sun-Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport; The Hattiesburg Post , Hattiesburg; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Mississippi Press-Register, Pascagoula; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WCBI-TV, Columbus; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.