Mississippi
Mississippi high school football scores for 2024 MHSAA Week 5
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Here is our Mississippi high school football scoreboard, including the fifth week of the season for MHSAA programs. Due to weather, some games are subject to change.
Friday
Aberdeen vs Caledonia, 7 p.m.
Adams County Christian vs Silliman Institute, 7 p.m.
Amite County vs Hazlehurst, 7 p.m.
Amite School Center vs East Rankin, 7 p.m.
Amory vs Corinth, 7 p.m.
Bartlett vs Grenada, 7 p.m.
Bay vs Pearl River Central, 7 p.m.
Belmont vs Red Bay, 7 p.m.
Ben’s Ford Christian vs Discovery Christian, 7 p.m.
Ben’s Ford Christian vs Hillcrest Christian, 7 p.m.
Benton vs Manchester, 7 p.m.
Briarfield vs Sharkey Issaquena, 7 p.m.
Brookhaven Academy vs Salem, 7 p.m.
Bruce vs Nanih Waiya, 7 p.m.
Byhalia vs Holly Springs, 7 p.m.
Calhoun City vs East Webster, 7 p.m.
Canton vs Neshoba Central, 7 p.m.
Cathedral vs Parklane, 7 p.m.
Centreville vs CHEF of Lousiana, 7 p.m.
Charleston vs Cleveland Central, 7 p.m.
Clarksdale vs Gentry, 7 p.m.
Coahoma County vs Simmons, 7 p.m.
Collins vs West Marion, 7 p.m.
Columbia Academy vs Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Columbia vs North Pike, 7 p.m.
Columbus Christian vs Wayne, 7 p.m.
Copiah vs Leake, 7 p.m.
Crystal Springs vs Port Gibson, 7 p.m.
Deer Creek vs Desoto, 7 p.m.
Delta vs Tunica, 7 p.m.
Desoto Central vs Olive Branch, 7 p.m.
Discovery Christian vs Christian Collegiate, 7 p.m.
Discovery Christian vs Columbus Christian, 7 p.m.
East Central vs St Martin, 7 p.m.
Enterprise vs Newton, 7 p.m.
Eupora vs Noxapater, 7 p.m.
Evangelical Christian vs Jackson Prep, 7 p.m.
Falkner vs Rossville Christian, 7 p.m.
Forest vs Scott Central, 7 p.m.
Forrest County Agricultural vs Seminary, 7 p.m.
French Camp vs Central Holmes Christian, 7 p.m.
Greene County vs Perry Central, 7 p.m.
Greenville Christian vs Riverfield, 7 p.m.
Gulfport vs Brandon, 7 p.m.
Hamilton vs Smithville, 7 p.m.
Hancock vs Vancleave, 7 p.m.
Hatley vs Thrasher, 7 p.m.
Heidelberg vs East Marion, 7 p.m.
Heritage Academy vs Sylva Bay, 7 p.m.
Hernando vs Center Hill, 7 p.m.
Horn Lake vs PURE, 7 p.m.
Humphreys County vs Greenville-Weston, 7 p.m.
Humphreys vs Park Place Christian, 7 p.m.
Independence vs Strayhorn, 7 p.m.
Indianola vs Marshall, 7 p.m.
Jefferson Davis County vs Raleigh, 7 p.m.
Jim Hill vs Lanier, 7 p.m.
Kemper County vs Northeast Lauderdale, 7 p.m.
Kemper vs Prentiss Christian, 7 p.m.
Kirk vs Carroll, 7 p.m.
Lafayette vs Central, 7 p.m.
Lake Cormorant vs Southaven, 7 p.m.
Lamar Christian vs Heritage Academy, 7 p.m.
Laurel vs Oak Grove, 7 p.m.
Leake County vs Sebastopol, 7 p.m.
Lee Academy vs Hebron Christian, 7 p.m.
Leflore County vs Greenwood, 7 p.m.
Lewisburg vs Itawamba Agricultural, 7 p.m.
Long Beach vs Petal, 7 p.m.
Louisville vs Noxubee County, 7 p.m.
M.S. Palmer vs O’Bannon, 7 p.m.
Magnolia Heights vs Bayou, 7 p.m.
McAdams vs Riverside, 7 p.m.
McLaurin vs St Andrew’s, 7 p.m.
Mendenhall vs Harrison Central, 7 p.m.
Mooreville vs Mantachie, 7 p.m.
Morton vs Pelahatchie, 7 p.m.
Moss Point vs West Harrison, 7 p.m.
Mount Olive vs Lumberton, 7 p.m.
Murrah vs Ridgeland, 7 p.m.
Natchez vs Jefferson County, 7 p.m.
Nettleton vs Biggersville, 7 p.m.
New Albany vs Pontotoc, 7 p.m.
New Hope vs Houston, 7 p.m.
Newton County vs Kosciusko, 7 p.m.
Newton vs Calhoun, 7 p.m.
North Delta vs Lee, 7 p.m.
North Forrest vs South Jones, 7 p.m.
North Panola vs McEvans, 7 p.m.
North Pontotoc vs Booneville, 7 p.m.
North Sunflower vs Marvell, 7 p.m.
Northeast Jones vs Pass Christian, 7 p.m.
Northpoint Christian vs St Benedict, 6 p.m.
Northwest Rankin vs Brookhaven, 7 p.m.
Ocean Springs vs Picayune Memorial, 7 p.m.
Oxford vs Starkville, 7 p.m.
Pearl vs Germantown, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia vs West Lauderdale, 7 p.m.
Pillow vs Starkville, 7 p.m.
Potts Camp vs Ashland, 7 p.m.
Puckett vs Bogue Chitto, 7 p.m.
Purvis vs Oak Forest, 7 p.m.
Quitman vs Stone, 7 p.m.
Richland vs Pisgah, 7 p.m.
Richton vs Sacred Heart Catholic, 7 p.m.
Ripley vs Columbus, 7 p.m.
Rosa Fort vs North Side, 7 p.m.
Saltillo vs Shannon, 7 p.m.
Simpson vs Presbyterian Christian, 7 p.m.
South Delta vs Amanda Elzy, 7 p.m.
South Panola vs Clinton, 7 p.m.
South Pike vs McComb, 7 p.m.
South Pontotoc vs Tishomingo County, 7 p.m.
Southeast Lauderdale vs Clarkdale, 7 p.m.
St Aloysius vs Central Hinds, 7 p.m.
St Joseph Catholic vs St Joseph, 7 p.m.
St Patrick Catholic vs Resurrection Catholic, 7 p.m.
St Stanislaus vs Mobile Christian, 7 p.m.
Stringer vs Loyd Star, 7 p.m.
Sumrall vs Hattiesburg, 7 p.m.
Taylorsville vs Magee, 7 p.m.
Tensas Academy vs Porters Chapel, 7 p.m.
Terry vs Provine, 7 p.m.
Tri-County vs Canton Academy, 7 p.m.
Tupelo Christian Prep vs Okolona, 7 p.m.
Tupelo vs Houston, 7 p.m.
Tupelo vs Houston, 7 p.m.
Tylertown vs Lawrence County, 7 p.m.
Union vs Lake, 7 p.m.
Velma Jackson vs Leake Central, 7 p.m.
Walnut vs Myrtle, 7 p.m.
Warren Central vs Madison Central, 7 p.m.
Water Valley vs J. Z. George, 7 p.m.
Wayne County vs George County, 7 p.m.
Wesson vs Mize, 7 p.m.
West Bolivar vs Edwards, 7 p.m.
West Jones vs Poplarville, 7 p.m.
West Lincoln vs Enterprise, 7 p.m.
West Lowndes vs Baldwyn, 7 p.m.
Wilkinson Christian vs Franklin Academy, 7 p.m.
Wilkinson County vs Franklin County, 7 p.m.
Winona Christian vs Ethel, 7 p.m.
Winona vs Senatobia, 7 p.m.
Winston vs Clinton Christian, 7 p.m.
Yazoo City vs Vicksburg, 7 p.m.
Yazoo County vs Choctaw County, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Bay Springs 26, Choctaw Central 20
Grenada 34, Bartlett 10
Itawamba Agricultural 47, Lewisburg 23
Meridian 35, Callaway 0
New Albany 29, Pontotoc 26
Mississippi
Golden Spikes watchlist features players from Mississippi State, Ole Miss – SuperTalk Mississippi
Two pitchers representing Mississippi universities are up for the 2026 Golden Spikes Award.
USA Baseball announced Thursday the 25 semifinalists for the award, which is presented annually to the most prolific college player in the nation. Both Mississippi State’s Tomas Valincius and Ole Miss’ Cade Townsend cracked the list. It’s the latest award each was announced to be up for after Valincius and Townsend became Ferris Trophy finalists earlier this week.
Valincius, a left-hander who followed first-year Bulldog head coach Brian O’Connor to Starkville from Virginia has been a star for Mississippi State this season. In 13 starts, the sophomore is 8-2 with a 2.52 ERA and 105 strikeouts, along with just 16 walks across 75 innings of work.
He has effectively limited opposing hitters to a .209 batting average on the year and ranks second in the SEC in strikeouts and wins, and is third in innings pitched and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.56) and WHIP (0.99).
Valincius is the 10th Bulldog to earn a semifinalist distinction from the Golden Spikes Award and the first since Dakota Jordan in 2024. Will Clark is the program’s only Golden Spikes Award winner in 1985 while Rafael Palmeiro and Brent Rooker finished as finalists for the honor in 1984 and 2017, respectively.
For Ole Miss, Townsend is the first Rebel since Doug Nikhazy in 2021 and just the seventh ever to be named a semifinalist for the award. He is the first Ole Miss sophomore to ever be named a semifinalist as all six before him were juniors.
The right-hander boasts a 3.25 ERA and has struck out 77 batters while only allowing 20 earned runs in 55.1 innings. Townsend ranks fifth in the SEC in WHIP (1.01), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.50), and strikeouts per nine innings (12.52). He leads the Rebels in all three categories as well as batters struck out looking (24) and wins and is second in opponent batting average (.202) and total strikeouts (77).
If Townsend is announced as a finalist, he will join Stephen Head and Drew Pomeranz in earning the honor. No Ole Miss player has ever won the Golden Spikes Award.
The full list of semifinalists can be found here. Finalists will be named on June 10, and this year’s Golden Spikes Award winner will be announced on the MLB Network on June 29. Fans can weigh in on which player is their favorite by clicking here.
One series remains in the regular season and Ole Miss and Mississippi State baseball are in similar situations.
Both are locks for the NCAA Tournament but are on the bubble for hosting a regional.
The Tennessean’s latest bracket projections have both the Rebels and Bulldogs as two of the 16 national seeds, but that is not solidified yet.
Finding wins in the final series, and possibly the SEC Tournament too, are necessary. Both teams close the regular season on the road against ranked teams that are also projected to host regionals.
The No. 12 Bulldogs (38-14, 15-12 SEC) play at No. 10 Texas A&M (37-12, 16-10). The No. 19 Rebels (35-18, 14-13) play at No. 16 Alabama (35-17, 16-11). Both series begin May 14 (6 p.m., SEC Network+).
Here’s a look at the different scenarios for Ole Miss and Mississippi State to host NCAA Tournament regionals.
Mississippi State, Ole Miss hosting scenarios for NCAA Tournament
Ole Miss and Mississippi State getting swept could knock them completely out of the hosting conversation, barring a deep run in the SEC Tournament. However, SEC Tournament wins are not always viewed the same as SEC regular-season wins by the selection committee.
Mississippi State is in a slightly better spot than Ole Miss. The Bulldogs’ RPI is at No. 12, one spot ahead of Ole Miss. They are tied for sixth in the SEC standings, while Ole Miss is ninth.
The Bulldogs also went 4-0 against Ole Miss, which could give them the edge if the final hosting seed came down to those two teams.
The Tennessean projects MSU as the No. 12 national seed and the Rebels as the No. 13 seed. D1Baseball and Baseball America also project MSU to host, however they both have Ole Miss as a No. 2 seed.
That could mean Ole Miss needs two wins against Alabama, while MSU may be fine with just one win at Texas A&M. If Ole Miss wins one game at Alabama, it probably would need multiple wins in the SEC Tournament.
Mississippi State winning two games at Texas A&M could keep it in contention for a top eight seed. Ole Miss and Mississippi State sweeping their series obviously would, too.
Getting a top eight seed is advantageous because that means you are guaranteed to host a super regional.
Who Ole Miss, Mississippi State fans should root against
It will help Ole Miss and Mississippi State if teams near them in the projections lose, too. That would be teams like Oregon, West Virginia, Wake Forest, Nebraska, Oregon State and Kansas.
Oregon hosts Southern Cal, Nebraska plays at Minnesota, Kansas plays at BYU, Wake Forest plays at Duke, Oregon State hosts Air Force and West Virgina hosts TCU.
How NCAA Tournament history could be made in Mississippi
If everything falls the right way, there’s a chance Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss all host NCAA Tournament regionals. That’s never happened.
The No. 9 Golden Eagles (37-14, 19-8 Sun Belt) are projected by The Tennessean as the No. 10 national seed, just ahead of MSU and Ole Miss.
Southern Miss plays a home series against Georgia Southern (15-37, 7-20) at Pete Taylor Park beginning May 14 (7 p.m., ESPN+).
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
MUNCIE, IN — A Muncie man accused of shooting two local residents was arrested by U.S. marshals on the early morning of Wednesday, May 13, in Jackson, Mississippi.
De Vonte Marquise Williams, 32, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison, in the April 26 shootings at a home in the 1600 block of East Second Street.
One victim, a man, was shot in the “shoulder/back area,” according to an affidavit.
The other victim, a woman, had a gunshot wound in her buttocks, the document said.
According to Melissa Criswell, deputy chief for the Muncie Police Department, Williams on Wednesday afternoon was being held in Mississippi, awaiting extradition proceedings.
Criswell said the arrest was the result of a joint effort involving the MPD and other agencies, including the U.S. Marshal’s Service, Indiana State Police and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department.
According to court records, Williams has been convicted of crimes including possession of cocaine, carrying a handgun without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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