Money05 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 As the season approaches, let’s talk about who we should watch out for in 1A football. Last season, Calhoun City claimed the 1A crown over Simmons 14-8 in a nail biter. Fast forward to this upcoming season, and Calhoun City will be fielding many new faces. Many successful teams from last season were hit hard with graduation such as Taylorsville and Biggersville. The classification looks wide open as far as who could become the new champion. Here are my preseason top 5 teams in 1A going into 2026: 1. Simmons 2. Leflore County 3. Nanih Waiya 4. Stringer 5. Calhoun City Honorable Mentions: Taylorsville Biggersville Bogue Chitto Three Games to Watch 1. Taylorsville @ Stringer (10/2) 2. Simmons @ Leflore County (9/4) 3. Noxapater @ Nanih Waiya (10/8) The top four on this list are teams that return the most statistical production on both sides of the ball. Had to stick Calhoun City at five with them being last year’s champion. Note: This list is merely my opinion, and could be proven wrong head to head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) I like Simmons, Stringer, and Nanih Waiya in the south. If Stringer can find a replacement for Campbell, they should be really solid. I’m assuming the young 10th grader Gordon will be who they plan to take over as their next guy. I have watched him play since flag football, and coached again him every year he played youth football. He was always a good back. Edited July 23 by Chunky6617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money05 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 49 minutes ago, Chunky6617 said: I like Simmons, Stringer, and Nanih Waiya in the south. If Stringer can find a replacement for Campbell, they should be really solid. I’m assuming the young 10th grader Gordon will be who they plan to take over as their next guy. I have watched him play since flagrant football, and coached again him every year he played youth football. He was always a good back. Gordon will be the guy. After him, the returning guys that will take reps in the backfield had a combined 16 carries last season. Lots of inexperience for sure, but luckily they will have a veteran offensive line to build a foundation around as the season goes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I don’t know why my first post said I have watched him play since flagrant football. It was supposed to say flag football, lol. But yea, I think Gordon will be a big key for them this season. Honestly I think they win their region and make a deep run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows08 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Biggersville will be really good. I don’t know a ton about them but I believe they have a lot returning. Calhoun City will be right back in the mix. I like Nanih Waiya as a sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I think these 2 will be ethe cream of the crop up north MS. There just aren't many 1A teams with much talent at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money05 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 4 hours ago, Chunky6617 said: I don’t know why my first post said I have watched him play since flagrant football. It was supposed to say flag football, lol. But yea, I think Gordon will be a big key for them this season. Honestly I think they win their region and make a deep run. If they can get over the hump and beat Taylorsville, I think they could make a deep run as well. This should be the 2nd year in a row that Stringer is favored “on paper”, but the last two matchups they have played against them have been disappointing to say the least. It will be interesting to see if the outcome changes with Taylorsville having to hit the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money05 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 3 hours ago, BoKnows08 said: Biggersville will be really good. I don’t know a ton about them but I believe they have a lot returning. Calhoun City will be right back in the mix. I like Nanih Waiya as a sleeper. Biggersville graduated 13 seniors according to MaxPreps. QB, top 4 leading rushers, top 3 leading receivers, and top 6 leading tacklers. Them and Calhoun City I feel like will be in a definite rebuilding phase this year. That is why I put Leflore County at 2 in the state and above other north teams with them returning most of their offensive and defensive production from last season. I personally think the north is definitely wide open, with Simmons being the clear preseason favorite in the south although teams like Stringer, Nanih Waiya, and maybe even Taylorsville if they get hot again could give them a run for their money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 40 minutes ago, Money05 said: If they can get over the hump and beat Taylorsville, I think they could make a deep run as well. This should be the 2nd year in a row that Stringer is favored “on paper”, but the last two matchups they have played against them have been disappointing to say the least. It will be interesting to see if the outcome changes with Taylorsville having to hit the road. Taylorsville was the better team last season. They were a veteran squad with several multi year starters. I think they had like 17 seniors. That’s a lot of seniors for any 1A school. The flip side of that is that they only had like 30 players, so that senior class was at least half of their entire roster. I don’t think stringer loses to Tville this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 36 minutes ago, Money05 said: Biggersville graduated 13 seniors according to MaxPreps. QB, top 4 leading rushers, top 3 leading receivers, and top 6 leading tacklers. Them and Calhoun City I feel like will be in a definite rebuilding phase this year. That is why I put Leflore County at 2 in the state and above other north teams with them returning most of their offensive and defensive production from last season. I personally think the north is definitely wide open, with Simmons being the clear preseason favorite in the south although teams like Stringer, Nanih Waiya, and maybe even Taylorsville if they get hot again could give them a run for their money. Biggersville also lost their coach didn’t they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders 10 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 53 minutes ago, Chunky6617 said: Biggersville also lost their coach didn’t they? that correct and hired Amory DC as their head coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows08 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On 7/23/2026 at 1:49 PM, Money05 said: Biggersville graduated 13 seniors according to MaxPreps. QB, top 4 leading rushers, top 3 leading receivers, and top 6 leading tacklers. Them and Calhoun City I feel like will be in a definite rebuilding phase this year. That is why I put Leflore County at 2 in the state and above other north teams with them returning most of their offensive and defensive production from last season. I personally think the north is definitely wide open, with Simmons being the clear preseason favorite in the south although teams like Stringer, Nanih Waiya, and maybe even Taylorsville if they get hot again could give them a run for their money. It’s a very good list. I saw Nanih Waiya in the spring and Calhoun City. Calhoun City lost a ton from last year but they still have a lot of talent. They are very good at QB and WR as well as up front on offense. Defensively they aren’t as good especially at LB but they are very solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartar nation 98 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 On 7/23/2026 at 2:25 PM, Chunky6617 said: Taylorsville was the better team last season. They were a veteran squad with several multi year starters. I think they had like 17 seniors. That’s a lot of seniors for any 1A school. The flip side of that is that they only had like 30 players, so that senior class was at least half of their entire roster. I don’t think stringer loses to Tville this year. You didn’t think that last year either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Tartar nation 98 said: You didn’t think that last year either. Pretty sure I picked Tville to beat Stringer last year. I said all year last year that Tville had a good starting 11, but not much depth. Last year it came down to Simmons and Tville. This year I think it’s Simmons and stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenandgoldhawk Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Looks about as solid of a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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