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SCORES THURSDAY Potts Camp 49 at Thrasher 12 FRIDAY Aberdeen 34 at West Lowndes 6 Ashland 13 at Byhalia 32 Bruce 46 at Falkner 35 Centreville Academy 42 at West Lincoln 14 Coffeeville 6 at Water Valley 55 Collins 21 at Mount Olive 8 East Webster 54 at Biggersville 14 Eupora 44 at Ethel 14 Leake County14 at Lake 20 Leflore County 42 at South Delta 0 McAdams 28 at J.Z. George 21 Myrtle 28 at Belmont 30 Nanih Waiya 35 at Hamilton 47 North Panola 33 at Byers 0 Northside 38 at Shaw 0 Noxapater 27 at Puckett 0 Raleigh 46 at Taylorsville 0 Resurrection 6 at Amite County 28 Richton 12 at Salem 30 Riverside 0 at Leland 44 Ruleville 22 at West Tallahatchie 44 St. Andrew’s 10 at Bogue Chitto 29 Sebastopol 6 at Pisgah 27 Shannon 41 at Okolona 6 Strayhorn 33 at Smithville 14 Stringer 44 at Park Place 0 Tupelo Christian 6 at Harding Academy (Tenn.) 20 Vardaman 37 at French Camp 31 West Bolivar 6 at O’Bannon 40 West Marion 42 at Lumberton 21 Winona 33 at Calhoun City 42

SCORE THURSDAY Potts Camp 49 at Thrasher 12

Every school now has had a season opener. Some pretty noticeable outcomes are out there. Salem and Ethel have a 2-0 start. Should really get a better chance to see the improvements with the programs this week. Calhoun City is still dominating as they on a path of destruction. It should be interesting to see if and/or how the dominance continue against Winona. Who has been the biggest surprise so far? Who seems to be flying under the radar? Who seems to be the top contender(s)? GAMES THURSDAY Potts Camp at Thrasher FRIDAY Aberdeen at West Lowndes Ashland at Byhalia Bruce at Falkner Centreville Academy at West Lincoln Coffeeville at Water Valley Collins at Mount Olive East Webster at Biggersville Eupora at Ethel Leake County at Lake Leflore County at South Delta McAdams at J.Z. George Myrtle at Belmont Nanih Waiya at Hamilton North Panola at Byers Northside at Shaw Noxapater at Puckett Raleigh at Taylorsville Resurrection at Amite County Richton at Salem Riverside at Leland Ruleville at West Tallahatchie St. Andrew’s at Bogue Chitto Sebastopol at Pisgah Shannon at Okolona Strayhorn at Smithville Stringer at Park Place Tupelo Christian at Harding Academy (Tenn.) Vardaman at French Camp West Bolivar at O’Bannon West Marion at Lumberton Winona at Calhoun City

Scores THURSDAY Alcorn Central 41 at Thrasher 0 Myrtle 37 at Potts Camp 8 West Lowndes 34 at Leake County 24 West Memphis (Ark.) 22 at Strayhorn 13 FRIDAY Amite County 34 at Richton 36 OT Biggersville 45 at Tishomingo County 12 Bruce 42 at Vardaman 7 Byers 26 at Holly Springs 18 Calhoun City 48 at Aberdeen 12 Clarkdale 47 at Stringer 24 Christian Collegiate 0 at Resurrection 68 East Webster 43 at Nanih Waiya 0 Ethel 46 at St. Andrew’s 21 French Camp 6 at Eupora 43 Hamilton 39 at Noxapater 38 J.Z. George 46 at Coffeeville 14 Lake 20 at Sebastopol 14 Leflore County 6 at Simmons 34 Mantachie 35 at Ashland 19 McAdams 58 at Discovery Christian 12 Mount Olive 14 at Newton 36 North Forrest 15 at Lumberton 32 Northpoint Christian 32 at Tupelo Christian 27 O’Bannon 28 at Riverside 0 Okolona 55 at Faulkner 27 Pisgah 7 at Bogue Chitto 3 Shaw 18 at Leland 22 Smithville 14 at Hatley 34 South Delta 28 at Humphreys County 26 OT Taylorsville 8 at Bay Springs 20 West Lincoln 0 at Loyd Star 49 West Tallahatchie 28 at West Bolivar 18 Wilkinson County 36 at Salem 40

Week 1 is behind us. It it still season openers for a handful of teams. Some teams were dominant as expected. Some team were surprising. Stringer is looking like they are heading in the right direction. Region 8 might be interesting to see how they finish. It’s too early to call it but Region 5 and Region 8 might be the two most competitive regions in 1 A this year. Which 1A teams impressed you? Which 1A teams disappointed you? Which 1a team looks like there is potential for a turn around? Which matchup are you looking forward to seeing this week? THURSDAY Alcorn Central at Thrasher Myrtle at Potts Camp West Memphis (Ark.) at Strayhorn FRIDAY Amite County at Richton Biggersville at Tishomingo County Bruce at Vardaman Byers at Holly Springs Calhoun City at Aberdeen Clarkdale at Stringer Christian Collegiate at Resurrection East Webster at Nanih Waiya Ethel at St. Andrew’s French Camp at Eupora Hamilton at Noxapater J.Z. George at Coffeeville Lake at Sebastopol Leflore County at Simmons Mantachie at Ashland McAdams at Discovery Christian Mount Olive at Newton North Forrest at Lumberton Northpoint Christian at Tupelo Christian O’Bannon at Riverside Okolona at Faulkner Pisgah at Bogue Chitto Shaw at Leland Smithville at Hatley South Delta at Humphreys County Taylorsville at Bay Springs West Lincoln at Loyd Star West Lowndes at Leake County West Tallahatchie at West Bolivar Wilkinson County at Salem

Bolivar County went from 7 to 3 Current districts (North Bolivar, West Bolivar and Cleveland) as you suggested. It really should just be 2 districts, which is Cleveland and a Bolivar County district for the rest of the county. School wise it really needs 1 county high school in this county somewhere probably just west of Cleveland. If placed under one school Bolivar county would be a high 6A or low 7A school.

Bolivar County and Washington County. They are Long Overdue for district consolidations at minimum. Should really be 1-2 districts in the county. I know the communities are proud for their histories, but declining populations are a good reason to.

SATURDAY M. S. Palmer 14 at West Tallahatchie 30

Scores Amanda Elzy 6 at Leflore County 18 Ashland 0 at Smithville 14 Biggersville 34 at West Lowndes 8 Byhalia 0 at H. W. Byer 20 Bogue Chitto 8 at Wesson 46 Central Hinds Academy 21 at Shaw 14 Central Holmes Academy at McAdams Coahoma County 14 at Simmons 40 Coffeeville 0 at Calhoun City 56 East Union 13 at Tupelo Christian 42 Enterprise-Clarke 22 at Stringer 34 Ethel 38 at J. Z. George 6 Falkner 12 at Myrtle 29 Leake County 26 at Leake Central 42 Lumberton 0 at Purvis 28 Magee 16 at Mount Olive 0 Mize 27 at Taylorsville 14 Oak Hill Academy 22 at French Camp 0 Okolona 20 at Aberdeen 42 Potts Camp 24 at Strayhorn 28 Puckett 16 at Sebastopol 37 Ressurection 7 at Clarkdale 35 Richton 36 at West Lincoln 0 Salem 36 at McLaurin 20 SE Lauderdale 0 at Noxapater 28 Thrasher 6 at Middleton (TN) 32 Vardaman 3 at Nanih Waiya 49 Wilkinson County 6 at South Delta 34 Yazoo County 46 at Riverside 0 SATURDAY M. S. Palmer 14 at West Tallahatchie 30

We are a few weeks away from officially kicking off the 2025 football season. The athletes have been working hard to make memorable moments, as well as trying to claim a championship in December. I do hope for a clean, safe, exciting season for all teams. This season is definitely one with new territories to explore. Coming from 2A is Calhoun City who have seem to be the heavy favorites in the north and overall with everybody else gunning to make a statement and to show others they should not be overlooking them. The south is looking more interesting with Simmons, Lumberton, Nanih Waiya, and Taylorsville as near equal favorites. Who will be a surprise team(s) flying under the radar. Out of state vs instate matchups, private vs public matchups, cross region matchups, higher classification matchups. Who will pull off the upset? Which games are interesting matchups to watch? I think the game of the week is probably the Vardaman at Nanih Waiya game. Games Amanda Elzy at Leflore County Ashland at Smithville Biggersville at West Lowndes Byhalia at H. W. Byer Bogue Chitto at Wesson Central Hinds Academy at Shaw Central Holmes Academy at McAdams Coahoma County at Simmons Coffeeville at Calhoun City East Union at Tupelo Christian Enterprise-Clarke at Stringer Ethel at J. Z. George Falkner at Myrtle Leake County at Leake Central Lumberton at Purvis Magee at Mount Olive Mize at Taylorsville M. S. Palmer at West Tallahatchie Oak Hill Academy at French Camp Okolona at Aberdeen Potts Camp at Strayhorn Puckett at Sebastopol Ressurection at Clarkdale Richton at West Lincoln Salem at McLaurin SE Lauderdale at Noxapater Thrasher at Middleton (TN) Vardaman at Nanih Waiya Wilkinson County at South Delta Yazoo County at Riverside

They definitely had some speedsters from what I saw. Just was like Next in line and next man up. I certainly didnt think they would have had that coming back.

Charleston also beat Amanda Elzy but I can not recall the score.

Not a true comparison to make. Only The Delta in 1A only been south for about 3-4 years now. Before the Delta went south the last few north state representatives and top north half teams came out the Delta. But the Delta does need to do better outside of Simmons in making deep playoffs run. Simmons has been the only school that hasnt really had a consistent dropoff in talent type since changing over to South 1A.

Should be interesting. This might be one year where there are no clear cut favorites. I think BIggersville, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Leflore County, West Tallahatchie should all be good out of the north. If so that will make for some great matchups after round 1.

NORTH REGION 1 BIGGERSVILLE, SMITHVILLE, THRASHER, TUPELO CHRISTIAN REGION 2 ASHLAND, FALKNER, H. W. BYERS, POTTS CAMP REGION 3 CALHOUN CITY, OKOLONA, VARDAMAN, WEST LOWNDES REGION 4 COFFEEVILLE, FRENCH CAMP, LEFLORE COUNTY, WEST TALLAHATCHIE SOUTH REGION 5 ETHEL, LEAKE COUNTY, MCADAMS, NANIH WAIYA, NOXAPATER, SEBASTOPOL REGION 6 RIVERSIDE, SHAW, SIMMONS, SOUTH DELTA, WEST BOLIVAR REGION 7 BOGUE CHITTO, MOUNT OLIVE, SALEM, WEST LINCOLN REGION 8 LUMBERTON, RESURRECTION, RICHTON, STRINGER, TAYLORSVILLE

Shaw has a very talented 8th grade group that won its middle school conference and championship mostly in dominating fashion . 1 close contest with Northside in a seasonal matchup. Those soon to be 9th graders will likely get a good amount of exposure this upcoming year and will likely be a problem a few years for now. As for this year, they probably will look similar as they have for the past couple of years. Not too many seniors so the returning players will have some growth.

Where can some good spring matchups be found for the 1A teams at?

For some reason Hwy 82 seems to be that dividing line in 1A for the past recent years as far as north and south schools. A few teams tend to be moved north based off where they have created the region 2 in a 4 region class, or where they have created region 4 in a 8 region class. Its has always been do they pull from the Delta area, the GTA area, or the north central MS area. It looks like this year they chose the north central MS area and then just grabbed two from the Delta area.

There are just too many 1A school that are in northeast Mississippi that just dont play football and are not pushed to play football. Most of them have the student body to field a team. If schools like mcadams, dexter (when opened), ray brooks (when opened) who are and had been among the smallest of the 1A fielded football teams, then the rest honestly could too. Obviously there are things such as having a place to play and insurances among the kids to consider. However northeast MS school communitites does tends to support their schools well in the sports they do play.

West Tally and Leflore County out the delta will also represent 1A north this year while the rest of the Delta is south.

Baldwyn, Velma Jackson, East Marion, Sacred Heart, Enterprise-Lincoln, Leland, and Myrtle are heading to 2A. Riverside, Ingomar, Leflore County, West Lincoln, Bogue Chitto, Calhoun City, Richton, and Sebastopol are coming to 1A for the next two years. The MHSAA has decided to keep the 8 regions instead of 4. This year the teams in each regions are different for all sports. Ingomar does not play football and the state champs are once again heading back up to 2A. Who do you see in your top 5, top 10 or top contenders for next year?

Finally the week every teams wish to play for every year. Two north Mississippi teams will take a 3+ hours trip to Hattiesburg to play for it all. Baldwyn represents the north and Hollandale-Simmons represents the south. Two teams who are no strangers in either being in the mix or playing for a title. This is Baldwyn first trip with 2008. This is Simmons first trip since 2021. Who do you think will win and by what margins?

SCORES North West Lowndes 6 @ Baldwyn 34 South Simmons 50 @ Velma Jackson 0

I will take Baldwyn and Simmons.

Congrats to the final four teams for advancing this far. With a trip to Hattiesburg on the line, I can imagine this upcoming Friday will be anything but easy despite it looking easy on paper. Baldwyn? West Lowndes? Simmons? Velma Jackson? Who will be your 1A State Champions? North Half West Lowndes at Baldwyn South Half Simmons at Velma Jackson