Here are the Mississippi Gridiron statewide rankings for the seventh week of the season including the overall Top 10 and the Little 10 picked from MHSAA classes 3A-1A and the MAIS.
TOP 10
1. Starkville (5-0)
Last Week: beat Provine 63-12. Friday: at No. 7 Northwest Rankin.
2. Hattiesburg (5-0)
Last Week: beat Gautier 40-13. Friday: at Stone.
3. Horn Lake (5-0)
Last Week: beat South Panola 45-13. Friday: vs. DeSoto Central.
4. West Point (4-1)
Last Week: beat Lafayette 14-13. Friday: at Center Hill.
5. Brandon (5-1)
Last Week: beat Terry 40-6. Friday: at George County.
6. Madison Central (4-1)
Last Week: beat Clinton 35-20. Thursday: vs. Murrah.
7. Northwest Rankin (4-1)
Last Week: beat Warren Central 45-28. Friday: vs. No. 1 Starkville.
8. Clinton (4-1)
Last Week: lost to Madison Central 35-20. Friday: vs. Provine.
9. Olive Branch (5-0)
Last Week: beat Saltillo 26-6. Friday: vs. Lewisburg.
10. Louisville (5-1)
Last Week: beat Greenwood 21-0. Friday: at New Hope.
LITTLE 10
1. Jackson Prep (6-0)
Last Week: beat Presbyterian Christian 47-0. Friday: vs. Jackson Academy.
2. Taylorsville (6-0)
Last Week: beat Perry Central 42-0. Friday: vs. Bay Springs.
3. North Panola (4-1)
Last Week: beat Mitchell (Tenn.) 46-0. Friday: vs. Independence.
4. Collins (4-1)
Last Week: beat Lawrence County 21-19. Friday: at Heidelberg.
5. Jackson Academy (5-0)
Last Week: did not play. Friday: at Jackson Prep.
6. MRA (6-0)
Last Week: beat St. Stanislaus 59-14. Friday: vs. Parklane.
7. Simmons (5-0)
Last Week: beat Humphreys County 66-6. Friday: at Shaw.
8. Houston (4-1)
Last Week: beat Amory 41-21. Friday: vs. Choctaw County.
9. Scott Central (6-0)
Last Week: beat Sweet Water (Ala.) 32-6. Friday: vs. Newton.
10. Winona (6-0)
Last Week: beat Water Valley 21-20. Friday: at Southeast Lauderdale.
CLASS 6A
1. Starkville (5-0)
2. Horn Lake (5-0)
3. Brandon (5-1)
4. Madison Central (4-1)
5. Northwest Rankin (4-1)
6. Clinton (4-1)
7. Oak Grove (4-1)
8. Tupelo (4-1)
9. Meridian (3-2)
10. Gulfport (4-1)
CLASS 5A
1. Hattiesburg (5-0)
2. West Point (4-1)
3. Olive Branch (5-0)
4. Lafayette (3-2)
5. West Jones (4-1)
6. Holmes Central (4-1)
7. Picayune (3-2)
8. Brookhaven (4-1)
9. Wayne County (3-2)
10. Neshoba Central (5-1)
CLASS 4A
1. Louisville (5-1)
2. Pontotoc (5-1)
3. East Central (4-0)
4. Poplarville (4-1)
5. Mendenhall (5-0)
6. Corinth (5-1)
7. Itawamba AHS (4-2)
8. South Pike (4-2)
9. West Lauderdale (5-1)
10. Sumrall (6-0)
CLASS 3A
1. North Panola (4-1)
2. Houston (4-1)
3. Winona (6-0)
4. Columbia (4-1)
5. Velma Jackson (4-1)
6. Jefferson Davis County (4-2)
7. West Marion (6-0)
8. North Pontotoc (6-0)
9. Water Valley (5-1)
10. Booneville (5-0)
CLASS 2A
1. Taylorsville (6-0)
2. Collins (4-1)
3. Scott Central (6-0)
4. Pelahatchie (5-1)
5. Lake (5-1)
6. Bay Springs (4-2)
7. Eupora (4-2)
8. Pisgah (5-1)
9. Puckett (6-0)
10. Philadelphia (3-2)
CLASS 1A
1. Simmons (5-0)
2. Lumberton (5-0)
3. Okolona (5-1)
4. Nanih Waiya (5-1)
5. Stringer (5-1)
6. Resurrection (4-1)
7. Noxapater (5-1)
8. Ray Brooks (4-1)
9. Leake County (5-0)
10. Biggersville (6-0)
Overall MAIS Top 10
1. Jackson Prep (6-0)
2. Jackson Academy (5-0)
3. MRA (6-0)
4. Starkville Academy (6-0)
5. Indianola (5-1)
6. Lamar (4-2)
7. Greenville St. Joseph (5-1)
8. Adams Christian (5-0)
9. Parklane (4-1)
10. Oak Forest (La.) (5-1)
MAIS CLASS AAAA
1. Jackson Prep (6-0)
2. Jackson Academy (5-0)
3. MRA (6-0)
4. Lamar (4-2)
5. Parklane (4-1)
MAIS CLASS AAA
1. Starkville Academy (6-0)
2. Indianola (5-1)
3. Adams Christian (5-0)
4. Central Hinds (5-0)
5. Bowling Green (La.) (5-1)
MAIS CLASS AA
1. Greenville St. Joseph (5-1)
2. Centreville (3-3)
3. Carroll (5-1)
4. Tri-County (4-2)
5. Clinton Christian (5-1)
MAIS CLASS A
1. Tunica (5-0)
2. West Memphis Christian (Ark.) (3-2)
3. Deer Creek (2-4)
4. Union Christian (La.) (3-3)
5. Lee (Ark.) (2-4)
MAIS 8-Man
1. Manchester (5-0)
2. Tallulah (La.) (6-0)
3. Briarfield (La.) (5-1)
4. Prairie View (La.) (4-1)
5. Humphreys Academy (5-1)
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