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Your correct they were posted on MDE in December 2025. As to the exact date and formula I do not know. Formula being was it a number posted on a specific date, rolling monthly average on or around October 1 each year.

It's tough to judge the borderline schools because just a few students who opt out or in of a school can change them. I believe the numbers MDE puts on their site reflect the October figures from last year and aren't updated during that year. I could be wrong and if so, educate me please. Just remember putting two schools who are maybe five students apart and close to one another geographically in different classes and divisions is done to increase excitement, just like making 7 classes. There is so much more excitement now than before it's impossible to contain (sarcasm). Wonder if the 1.5 multiplier will increase that excitement even more?

Did you take numbers on every school??

It’s very hard to find elite, suffocating defenses like you’re seeing with Gulfport this year or like West Jones from a few years ago. Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely teams with good defenses, but it’s kind of a generational thing especially with high school football. When you have an old starting 11 on defense that’s had a lot of playing time under their belt, that seems to be the recipe to have an elite defense. But you also need D1 talent mixed in there as well.

Aberdeen isn’t in the same neighborhood as Winona or Noxubee this season. They are good but not up to their class…. Yet

Tupelo, Gulfport, Oxford, and Oak Grove in the upper classifications. 6a Warren central? (Just a shot in the dark) 5a north doesn’t play defense Louisville 4A, Winona 3a, East Webster 2A, Simmons 1A in the smaller classes.

4A-1A Split after 2025 numbers 4A 471-332 3A 331-214 2A 211-149 1A 146-0 And Myrtle 156 #37 2A

2025 numbers for schools mentioned so far: 6A #1 Meridian 6A #3 Hancock 6A #21 Saltillo 5A #6 Lafayette 5A #20 Pontotoc 5A #24 Corinth 4A #1 North Pontotoc 3A #1 Amory 3A #2 Louisville 3A #3 Ripley 2A #39 Heidelberg

Drop to region 3 or be a 7 team region. That would most likely Madison Central or Clinton or even maybe Warren Central dropping to region 3.

Five or six turnovers. Touchdowns call back for penalties. It’s like our focus and mindset stayed behind never even got on the bus. Didn’t even know how to go to the ground without dropping the ball on the way down. I’m rough on other people so I have to be rough here too. Our first two games our offense was the quarterback and #22. I had seen it, but I had to let it come to pass before I could speak out. Now I’m not faulting anyone because that’s the way. I would’ve played it too. Didn’t have a whole lot of time to install anything so you pick out a couple of things and you do those good. They look tired, frankly, especially our quarterback. on the positive I think he’s found a receiver that can catch. Granted, the first time he caught it he broke into the open field he committed a turnover changing hands with it. But he didn’t drop any of the rest of the game. Bad thing is they want him on defense too. While I am speaking about defense, you got to have more confidence in them kids between the 20s. I get what you’re doing till you got your feet on the ground. You were playing it safe and then picking it up when I get into red zone. Later in the game started dialing up the pressure. That worked until the offense got close enough and they started throwing to that receiver again. What I’m trying to say is take some of the training wheels off surprise some of these people between the 20s. I wouldn’t be respectful either if I ended this little summation if I didn’t mention that receiver for NWR. He killed us on third down. He can go up and get it. And I mean like go up and get it cause their quarterback was all over the place way high and this dude was fearless. There wasn’t any soft landings either he was getting thrown to the ground. I can’t believe one of those academies up, there has not scooped him up yet. Defense and a couple of missing playmakers That’s our deficiencies right now.

then I assume a North 7A team would have to drop

What if a north 6A team moves to 7A?

I am not at home to look at my 2025 numbers after the 1.5 multis in place. But I believe it may be: 4A/3A cutoff 324 with Louisville dropping down 3A/2A cutoff is 214 with Clarkdale staying 2A forcing Noxubee, Louisville, or Yazoo County to come south, only 1 of those 3 come south. 2A/1A cutoff i believe is around 145. I will confirm when I get home but based only on what MDE showed in 2025 numbers 4A-1A.

2025 numbers are 1A

Remember the 5, 6, 7, team regions are in play for 5A/6A/7A.

Wasn’t the cutoff last time like 145 or somewhere like that? I don’t really remember

If they are 140 they will be 1A

Probably if that’s their number. That could be the lower end of 2A though

Doubtful, their new rule for allowing the 7/5 split will keep 7 on the coast I'm sure.

That very well could happen if 7A gets back to 24 teams.

I'd love to see another go with them, because having 7 in the Region is an absolute nightmare for scheduling.

Tupelo

I really don't think that would be bad. I know George County will appreciate it. If I had to take a guess, I would think Hancock would be in Region 3-7A to replace Meridian and the reason why I say that is because Hancock was in Region 3 with us back when we were in the 7A equivalent of today back in '03 and '04.

Myrtle claims to have 140 and says they will drop down to 1A

That is what I would think as well. I think the movement would be Hancock to 7a A region 4 team moves to Region 3 to replace Meridian and George Co goes to Region 4 6a to replace Hancock.