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Mississippi High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams — Oct. 13
The Mississippi high school football rankings have updated after an exciting weekend of games in the Magnolia State.
Tupelo holds at No. 1 in the state after a 28-23 win over No. 3 Madison Central last week. Brandon, Starkville and Madison-Ridgeland also each picked up ranked wins.
The On3 Massey Ratings — which were officially used during the BCS era and have generated college high school sports team rankings since 1995 — rank sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory.
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Below are the updated top 25 teams in the Mississippi On3 Massey Ratings, as of Oct. 13.
Tupelo remained undefeated with in a win in one of the state’s biggest games of the weekend. The Golden Wave took down No. 3 Madison Central 28-23 in a Friday night thriller. The win over the Jaguars joins a resume that includes victories over Houston (Tenn.), No. 20 West Point and No. 23 Oxford. Up next for Tupelo is another ranked clash — this time on the road at No. 19 Germantown.
Brandon improved to 6-1 with a 45-10 win over No. 24 Petal. The Bulldogs have won three straight since falling to No. 18 Clinton in a 65-62 shootout in September. This Friday, Brandon will host No. 8 Oak Grove in one of the Mississippi games of the week.
Madison Central fell to 4-2 on the year after losing a 28-23 heartbreaker at top-ranked Tupelo. The Jaguars’ two losses have come to the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the state, having lost to Brandon 21-7 in early September. They do have key wins against No. 21 Ocean Springs, No. 15 Gulfport, No. 16 Northwest Rankin and No. 14 Warren Central. This week, the Jags are huge favorites at home against Murrah.
Starkville hammered No. 19 Germantown 42-0 to move to 6-1 on the year. The Yellowjackets’ lone loss came on Sept. 20 in an electric 42-41 game against No. 9 Louisville. Starkville will close with a brutal stretch of teams — starting this week with No. 18 Clinton before games gainst No. 3 Madison Central and No. 1 Tupelo.
Grenada went into Lake Cormorant as 28-point favorites but just snuck out with the 27-21 win to improve to 7-1. The Chargers’ only loss came in week one to No. 8 Oak Grove. Since then, they have beaten the likes of No. 23 Oxford, No. 18 Clinton, Bartlett and DeSoto Central. Grenada will host Olive Branch this week.
No. 6 Jackson Prep is 8-0 after running away from Presbyterian Christian in a 56-10 win. The Patriots had been waiting to be tested all season until they went up against West Jones two weeks ago. Jackson passed the test, beating West Jones 42-7. It will get another test this week on the road at No. 11 Hartfield Academy before closing out the year against Madison-Ridgeland Academy.
A 44-35 upset victory over Hartfield at home moved Madison-Ridgeland to 6-1 and up to No. 7 in the state rankings. The Patriots lost to Pulaski (Ark.) in early September but have won every game this season against Mississippi opponents. They will play top-50 Jackson Academy this week before a huge showdown with No. 6 Jackson Prep on Oct. 25.
After dropping games in consecutive weeks to No. 10 Hattiesburg and No. 7 Madison-Ridgeland last month, Oak Grove has bounced back with wins against Laurel and No. 25 Meridian — beating the latter 45-30 over the weekend. The Warriors will look to keep the momentum going this Friday as they try for the road upset at No. 2 Brandon.
Louisville beat Kosciusko 38-7 last Friday, marking the Wildcats’ second win since losing to No. 22 Noxubee County on Sept. 27. Louisville does not play a ranked team for the remainder of the regular season and is at least a 35-point favorite in each matchup.
Hattiesburg was idle last weekend. The Tigers are 6-0 this season with wins against No. 24 Petal, Laurel, No. 8 Oak Grove, Biloxi, Sumrall and a Deuce Knight-led George County. Hattiesburg will be back in action this Friday against Forest Hill.
11. Hartfield Academy (-4)
12. South Panola
13. Picayune Memorial
14. Warren Central (+1)
15. Gulfport (+1)
16. Northwest Rankin (+3)
17. West Jones (+1)
18. Clinton (-1)
19. Germantown (-5)
20. West Point
21. Ocean Springs (+2)
22. Noxubee County (-1)
23. Oxford (+2)
24. Petal (-2)
25. Meridian (-1)
Dropped from rankings: N/A
Mississippi College baseball has won the series against West Florida for the first time ever
The Choctaws have been playing UWF since 2015
MC won the first two games and put on a bit of a comeback in game 3
Next: GSC at Delta St., then Conference Tournament
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) — A George County High School senior is dead after an SUV hit him while bicycling on Highway 26 Friday night.
Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) officials said at 8:15 p.m. the MHP responded to a fatal crash on Highway 26 in George County.
Those officials said a Ford SUV traveling west on Highway 26 collided with 18-year-old Tyree Bradley of McLain, Mississippi, who was bicycling.
Bradley was fatally injured and died at the scene, MHP officials said.
The crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
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Some losses feel like they drag on longer than the box score suggests, and Mississippi State’s 3-1 opener at Texas A&M fits that category.
It wasn’t a blowout. It wasn’t a game where the Bulldogs looked outmatched.
It was just one of those nights where the early mistakes stuck around and the offense never quite found the swing that could shake them loose.
The frustrating part is how quickly the hole formed. Two solo homers and a wild pitch in the first two innings put Mississippi State behind 3-0, and that was basically the ballgame.
Against a top tier SEC team on the road, spotting three runs that early is a tough ask. The Bulldogs didn’t fold, but they also didn’t cash in when the door cracked open.
“I liked our fight. I think we’re really just working through some things offensively, and trying to stay together,” Mississippi State coach Samantha Ricketts said. “This team still believes, and we’re going to battle and fight every chance we get, and I think I saw a lot of that. I’m encouraged for what that means for us moving forward, but, you know, they’re a good hitting team, and we’ve got to be able to shut them down early. I don’t think Peja [Goold] had her best stuff, but she continued to battle out there and find ways to get outs.”
They had chances. Two runners stranded in the fifth. Two more in the sixth. Another in the seventh. Des Rivera finally got the Bulldogs on the board with an RBI single, but the big hit that usually shows up for this lineup never arrived.
It wasn’t a lack of traffic. It was a lack of finish.
If there was a bright spot, it came from the bullpen. Delainey Everett gave Mississippi State exactly what it needed after the rocky start.
“That was just a huge relief appearance by Delaney to keep us in it,” Ricketts said. “It’s really good to have her back and healthy these last few weeks because these are the moments where we really need her and rely on her. We know that she’s going to be a big part of the remainder of the season going forward as well.”
Three hitless innings, one baserunner, and a reminder that she’s quietly putting together a strong stretch.
There were individual positives too. Nadia Barbary keeps climbing the doubles list. Kiarra Sells keeps finding ways on base.
But the bigger picture is simple. Mississippi State is now 6-10 in the SEC, and the margin for error is shrinking. Nights like this one are the difference between climbing back into the race and staying stuck in the middle.
They get another shot this morning with the schedule bumped up for weather. The formula isn’t complicated.
Clean up the early innings, keep getting quality relief, and find one or two timely swings. The Bulldogs didn’t get them Friday. They’ll need them today.
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