Starkville unanimous No. 1 in AP poll; Lafayette inches up
Published 4:11 pm Tuesday, September 4, 2018
- Oxford High's Avani Jackson (40) tackles Starkville High's Joshua Aka (13) at Bobby Holcomb Field in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, August 24, 2018.
Things continue to look good for Starkville. After defeating West Point in last Friday’s meeting between the top two teams in the state the Yellowjackets (3-0) stayed atop the poll, earning all 11 first place votes.
West Point (2-1) dropped two spots to No. 4 following the 23-7 loss.
There was plenty of movement up and down the top-1o with Hattiesburg taking over the No. 2 slot, moving up a spot. The largest jump came from Northwest Rankin. The Cougars moved four spots to No. 3 after defeating Pearl 42-0 last week. The Pirates fell out of the poll after being No. 6 last week.
Tupelo (3-0) stayed pat at No. 5 to round out the top-half of the poll.
Following their 19-14 win over Brandon, Clinton (3-0) went from being unranked last week to finding themselves in the No. 7 spot behind Horn Lake (2-0). Brandon (2-1) dropped four spots to No. 8.
Oak Grove (3-0) and Noxubee County (2-1) rounded out the top-10.
With their 33-14 win over North Panola, Lafayette (3-0) crept up the ladder, tying Jackson Prep with 12 points and missing the top-10 by one slot. The Commodores travel to Oxford for the annual Crosstown Classic on Friday.
Hattiesburg stayed atop the Class 5A poll with West Point, Lafayette, Olive Branch (3-0) and Wayne County (2-1) right behind them.
In the Class 3A poll Water Valley (3-0) continued to receive votes with 23 points, finishing two spots out of the top-5.
The Blue Devils stay on the road with a game at Bruce this week.
Here are the complete MHSAA and MAIS AP Polls:
Class Overall | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Starkville (11) | (3-0) | 110 | 1 |
2. Hattiesburg | (3-0) | 91 | 3 |
3. Northwest Rankin | (3-0) | 70 | T7 |
4. West Point | (2-1) | 66 | 2 |
5. Tupelo | (3-0) | 58 | 5 |
6. Horn Lake | (2-0) | 44 | T7 |
7. Clinton | (3-0) | 37 | NR |
8. Brandon | (2-1) | 28 | 4 |
9. Oak Grove | (3-0) | 27 | 9 |
10. Noxubee County | (2-1) | 19 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Jackson Prep 12, Lafayette 12, Madison Central 8, Simmons 6, Jefferson Davis County 4, Warren Central 4, East Central 4, Corinth 3, Taylorsville 2.
Class 6A | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Starkville (11) | (3-0) | 110 | 1 |
2. Northwest Rankin | (3-0) | 88 | 5 |
3. Tupelo | (3-0) | 77 | T2 |
4. Horn Lake | (2-0) | 49 | 8 |
5. Brandon | (2-1) | 43 | T2 |
(tie) Clinton | (2-1) | 43 | T2 |
Others receiving votes: Oak Grove 24, Warren Central 6.
Class 5A | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Hattiesburg (7) | (3-0) | 106 | 2 |
2. West Point (4) | (2-1) | 102 | 1 |
3. Lafayette | (3-0) | 87 | T3 |
4. Olive Branch | (3-0) | 78 | T3 |
5. Wayne County | (2-1) | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Picayune 18, Laurel 12, Holmes County Central 6, Gautier 6.
Class 4A | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Pontotoc (3) | (3-0) | 94 | 3 |
(tie)Noxubee County (6) | (2-1) | 94 | 1 |
3. Louisville (1) | (2-1) | 93 | 2 |
4. East Central (1) | (2-0) | 80 | 4 |
5. Poplarville | (2-1) | 30 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Mendenhall 15, Corinth 14, Itawamba AHS 12, West Lauderdale 8,
Class 3A | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Jefferson Davis County (8) | (2-1) | 98 | 1 |
2. North Panola (1) | (2-1) | 89 | 2 |
3. Winona (1) | (3-0) | 84 | 5 |
4. Houston | (3-0) | 62 | 4 |
5. West Marion | (3-0) | 28 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Forest 26, Water Valley 23, North Pontotoc 13, Jefferson County 10, Booneville 7.
Class 2A | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Taylorsville (9) | (3-0) | 108 | 1 |
2. Bay Springs (2) | (3-0) | 98 | 2 |
3. Scott Central | (3-0) | 85 | 3 |
4. Collins | (2-1) | 74 | 4 |
5. Pisgah | (3-0) | 45 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Calhoun City 18, Puckett 6, Pelahatchie 6.
Class 1A | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Simmons (11) | (2-0) | 110 | 1 |
2. Lumberton | (3-0) | 93 | T3 |
3. Nanih Waiya | (2-1) | 81 | 2 |
4. Okolona | (2-1) | 60 | T3 |
5. Stringer | (2-1) | 45 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Biggersville 21, Shaw 14, Ray Brooks 9, Resurrection Catholic 7.
Class Private Schools | |||
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School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
1. Jackson Prep (11) | (3-0) | 110 | 1 |
2. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. | (3-0) | 95 | 2 |
3. Jackson Aca. | (3-0) | 91 | 3 |
4. Starkville Aca. | (3-0) | 71 | T4 |
5. Parklane Aca. | (3-0) | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Oak Forest , La. 18, Heritage Aca. 12, Indianola Aca. 12, Adams Christian 6, Pillow Aca. 6.