Week Two Mississippi Prep Poll: Shakeups in top-10
Published 9:57 am Wednesday, September 4, 2019
- Lafayette High’s Xzavier’s Stokes (3) goes over Southaven’s Lawrence Knight (22) to score a touchdown in the first quarter in Southaven, Miss. on Friday, August 30, 2019. (Joey Brent)
The Associated Press released its week two edition of the Mississippi high school football polls on Wednesday, as voted by various media members throughout the state. As with week one, both Oxford and Lafayette landed in the top-10 schools in the state, with Water Valley appearing in the top 5 of the Class 3A ranks.
The Chargers lost to No. 4 Starkville last Friday night, while Lafayette hung on to beat Southaven. Water Valley played their first home game since winning the 2018 state championship last week, beating up on North Pontotoc.
Below are the full state rankings following week one.
| Class Overall | ||
| School | W-L | Pt |
| 1. Madison Central (11) | (2-0) | 110 |
| 2. Pearl | (2-0) | 96 |
| 3. Brandon | (1-1) | 78 |
| 4. Starkville | (2-0) | 65 |
| 5. Lafayette | (2-0) | 57 |
| 6. West Point | (1-1) | 50 |
| 7. South Panola | (2-0) | 41 |
| 8. Louisville | (1-1) | 25 |
| 9. Petal | (2-0) | 22 |
| 10. Oxford | (1-1) | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Picayune 10, Oak Grove 9, Taylorsville 7, West Jones 7, Seminary 4, Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 4, South Pike 2, Columbia 2, North Side 1.
| Class 1A | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Smithville (6) | (2-0) | 105 |
| 2. Noxapater (5) | (2-0) | 104 |
| 3. Lumberton | (1-0) | 70 |
| 4. Noxapater | (0-2) | 56 |
| 5. Simmons | (0-2) | 38 |
Others receiving votes: TCPS 34, West Lowndes 15, Sebastopol 12, Vardaman 6.
| Class 2A | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Taylorsville (10) | (2-0) | 109 |
| 2. Charleston (1) | (2-0) | 85 |
| 3. Philadelphia | (2-0) | 80 |
| 4. Bay Springs | (2-0) | 79 |
| 5. Scott Central | (1-1) | 66 |
Others receiving votes: North Side 9, Calhoun City 6, Mize 6.
| Class 3A | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Columbia (4) | (2-0) | 90 |
| 2. Seminary (3) | (2-0) | 88 |
| 3. Noxubee County (2) | (2-0) | 86 |
| 4. Water Valley (1) | (2-0) | 85 |
| 5. Houston (1) | (2-0) | 69 |
Others receiving votes: Winona 16, Magee 6.
| Class 4A | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Louisville (10) | (1-1) | 108 |
| 2. Poplarville | (1-1) | 89 |
| 3. South Pike (1) | (2-0) | 81 |
| 4. Corinth | (1-1) | 78 |
| 5. Greenwood | (2-0) | 60 |
Others receiving votes: West Lauderdale 6, Lawrence County 6, St. Stanislaus 6, Itawamba AHS 6.
| Class 5A | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Lafayette (7) | (2-0) | 104 |
| 2. West Point (2) | (1-1) | 93 |
| 3. Picayune (2) | (1-0) | 86 |
| 4. West Jones | (2-0) | 76 |
| 5. Laurel | (2-0) | 72 |
Others receiving votes: Holmes County Central 6.
| Class 6A | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Madison Central (11) | (2-0) | 110 |
| 2. Pearl | (2-0) | 94 |
| 3. Brandon | (1-1) | 79 |
| 4. Starkville | (1-1) | 73 |
| 5. South Panola | (2-0) | 46 |
Others receiving votes: Petal 24, Oak Grove 8, Oxford 6.
| Class Private Schools | ||
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. (9) | (2-0) | 108 |
| 2. Heritage Aca. (2) | (2-0) | 101 |
| 3. Jackson Prep | (2-0) | 81 |
| 4. St. Joseph, Greenville | (2-0) | 66 |
| 5. Parklane Aca. | (2-0) | 44 |
Others receiving votes: Pillow Aca. 34, Jackson Aca. 6.
All Associated Press members in Mississippi are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: Boswell Media, Kosciusko; Daily Leader, Brookhaven; The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; Enterprise-Journal, Mc Comb; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; WTVA-TV, Tupelo; WCBI, Columbus.
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