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FinalDeSoto Central0#1Tupelo38

Final#2Warren Central21Canton14

Final#3Oxford28#10Starkville55

Final#4Brookhaven35Natchez0

Final#5Lake Cormorant42Olive Branch14

FinalNortheast Lauderdale0#6Poplarville56

Final#7Oak Grove49Pearl13

Final#8Petal48Northwest Rankin45

Final#9Gulfport35Harrison Central21

Final#11Brandon34#19Meridian40

Final#12D'Iberville34Biloxi31

FinalItawamba AHS21#13Kosciusko48

FinalAmory0#14Louisville49

FinalCoahoma County0#15Noxubee County41

FinalHolly Springs14#16Winona62

FinalWest Marion0#17Seminary34

Final#18Madison Central28Clinton21

FinalNorth Pontotoc14#20Senatobia47

FinalCollins0#21Heidelberg48

FinalYazoo City8#22Shannon40

Final#23Germantown41Murrah0

FinalForest33#24Pass Christian62

Final#25Picayune28Pearl River Central21

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Week 11 · Finals

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1 Tupelo7A · 11–0 –
2 Warren Central6A · 10–0 ▲1
3 Oxford7A · 8–2 ▼1
4 Brookhaven5A · 10–0 ▲2
5 Lake Cormorant6A · 10–0 –
6 Poplarville4A · 10–0 ▼2
7 Oak Grove7A · 8–2 ▲1
8 Petal7A · 9–2 ▲1
9 Gulfport7A · 9–1 ▲1
10 Starkville7A · 7–3 ▲6

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11 Brandon7A · 7–3 ▼4
12 D'Iberville7A · 9–1 –
13 Kosciusko4A · 10–1 –
14 Louisville4A · 9–2 –
15 Noxubee County3A · 9–2 ▼4
16 Winona3A · 11–0 ▼1
17 Seminary3A · 10–1 –
18 Madison Central7A · 6–4 –
19 Meridian7A · 7–3 ▲7
20 Senatobia4A · 11–0 ▼1
21 Heidelberg2A · 9–1 ▼1
22 Shannon4A · 9–2 ▼1
23 Germantown7A · 6–4 ▼1
24 Pass Christian4A · 11–0 ▼1
25 Picayune6A · 7–3 ▲3

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🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Friday Finals (Week 11)Press Coverage Nov. 6On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Friday, Week 11Press Coverage Nov. 6On X ↗

Press Coverage card. The number 44 sits large over a faint wall of school marks, above the words: Region champions. Every MHSAA class, 1A to 7A.

Nov. 6On X ↗ Seven MHSAA brackets, 175 teams, one stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Mississippi State University.Press Coverage Nov. 6On X ↗

Card: The Saber's Edge, Caledonia Offensive Player of the Week, Week 10: Brody Watrous, #12, quarterback, senior, arm back to throw. Photo: Next Stage Media, Lafayette, Oct. 30.

Nov. 6 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Thursday Finals (Week 11)Press Coverage Nov. 5On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Thursday, Week 11Press Coverage Nov. 5On X ↗

Game of the Week card: Caledonia at New Hope, to close region play, Thursday, Nov. 5. After Week 10, the model has New Hope by 21, a 94% chance. On Nov. 6, 2025, New Hope beat Caledonia 55–22. Photo: the two lines set at the snap at Lafayette, Oct. 30. Photo: Next Stage Media.

Nov. 5 · thread · 2On X ↗ Been here before?Press Coverage Nov. 4 · thread · 2On X ↗

Card: Road to the Title, Week 11. What Week 11 decides in the playoff picture. Who's in, who can still get in, and the top seeds at stake in Classes 5A through 7A.

Nov. 3 · thread · 5On X ↗ Great shot!! 💪🏻Press Coverage Nov. 1On X ↗ Holmes County Central won 26–14 at Vicksburg with an 11% chance.Press Coverage Oct. 31 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Friday Finals (Week 10)Press Coverage Oct. 30On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Friday, Week 10Press Coverage Oct. 30On X ↗

Card: The Saber's Edge, Caledonia Offensive Player of the Week, Week 9: Caleb Lang, #1, receiver, senior, arms spread wide. Photo: Next Stage Media, East Webster, Sept. 25.

Oct. 30 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Thursday Finals (Week 10)Press Coverage Oct. 29On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Thursday, Week 10Press Coverage Oct. 29On X ↗ Game of the Week: Corinth at New Albany, Thursday, for the Region 1-4A title.Press Coverage Oct. 29 · thread · 2On X ↗ The Full Slate, Week 10: our Game of the Week, Corinth at New Albany, is for the Region 1-4A title on Thursday.Press Coverage Oct. 28 · thread · 2On X ↗ Pearl moves from Class 7A to 6A in 2027, and every other 7A school stays put.Press Coverage Oct. 26 · thread · 8On X ↗

Card: The storm was a tsunami. Power Index lines for West Point and Caledonia from the preseason through Week 8, and the final: West Point 41, Caledonia 16.

Oct. 24 · thread · 2On X ↗ Hot Takes, Week 9: five more of the Top 25 lost, and 23 underdogs won.Press Coverage Oct. 24 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Friday Finals (Week 9)Press Coverage Oct. 23On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Friday, Week 9Press Coverage Oct. 23On X ↗ Caledonia at West Point is live tonight on the Caledonia Sports Radio Network, on Facebook and YouTube.Press Coverage Oct. 23 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Thursday Finals (Week 9)Press Coverage Oct. 22On X ↗

Card: The Saber's Edge, Caledonia Offensive Player of the Week, Week 8: Holden Counts, #23, running back, junior, carrying the ball. Photo: Next Stage Media, Lamar, Sept. 11.

Oct. 22 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Thursday, Week 9Press Coverage Oct. 22On X ↗ Two fronts meet Friday.Press Coverage Oct. 22 · thread · 2On X ↗ Caledonia at West Point, our Game of the Week.Press Coverage Oct. 22 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Live updates - Thursday, Week 9Press Coverage Oct. 22On X ↗ The Full Slate, Week 9: @BruceTrojansFB at Myrtle leads the board.Press Coverage Oct. 21 · thread · 2On X ↗ Petal beat Brandon 35–34, and the Top 25 after Week 8 shows it.Press Coverage Oct. 19 · thread · 2On X ↗

Card: Hot Takes, Week 8. Five of the Top 25 lost. 14: underdogs won on our numbers. Fourteen upsets and three unbeaten Top 25 teams down. Week 8, by the numbers. Set over a photo of a football game.

Oct. 18 · thread · 2On X ↗ 🏈 Mississippi HS Football - Friday Finals (Week 8)Press Coverage Oct. 16On X ↗ Meet Press Coverage: Mississippi high school football, by the numbers.Press Coverage Oct. 16 · thread · 2On X ↗

Card: Game of the Week, Week 8, Fri, Oct. 16. Home team: seven of last eight meetings. Starkville at Clinton, with both schools' logos. Friday's game is at Clinton. After Week 7, the model has Starkville by 8. Set over a close photo of footballs.

Oct. 15 · thread · 2On X ↗

Card: The Cavalier's Three, Week 7. The Saber's Edge, Caledonia Offensive Player of the Week: Gary Smart, #2, running back, junior, carrying the ball against Columbus. Caledonia 27, Columbus 8. Photo: Next Stage Media.

Oct. 14 · thread · 2On X ↗

Card: Brandon at Petal. Week 8, Friday, Oct. 16, Region 3-7A. 15 meetings since 2015; Brandon has won 8 of them. Last: Petal 27, Brandon 21 (Oct. 17, 2025). Set over a photo of a football stadium.

Oct. 14On X ↗

Card: Three streaks in danger. Week 8, series since 2015, ratings after Week 7. Laurel at Natchez: Laurel 9 straight, Natchez by 12, 80%. West Point at Lafayette: West Point 11 straight, Lafayette by 4, 61%. Jefferson County at Port Gibson: Jefferson County 8 straight, Port Gibson by 3, 58%. Also at stake: Madison Central over Murrah, 11 straight (one by forfeit); Scott Central over Newton, 10 straight; Oak Grove over Meridian, 10 straight (one by forfeit); Corinth over Tishomingo County, 9 straight; Lumberton over Resurrection, 8 straight (Thursday). Set over a photo of fireworks.

Oct. 14 · thread · 4On X ↗

Card: The Full Slate, Week 8. 140 Mississippi high school football games on Thursday, Oct. 15, and Friday, Oct. 16, grouped by class: 106 MHSAA, from 7A to 1A, and 34 MAIS, from 4A to 1A. Each game shows both teams with their logos, records and class ranks on the Press Coverage Power Index, the home team marked @, the projected favorite underlined, its margin and its win chance. Projected through Oct. 11. Two games are marked Toss-up, with no favorite, and one has no projection. A projection, not a result.

Oct. 14On X ↗

Card: Decided by one score. A year ago this week, 23 of this week's matchups were one-score games. One score = 8 points or fewer. Set over a photo of a football stadium.

Oct. 14 · thread · 5On X ↗

Card: This season's biggest climbers. PCPI class rank, preseason to after Week 7: Booneville (3A), 24th to 9th, 6–0; Thomas E. Edwards (3A), 20th to 6th, 6–0; Natchez (5A), 18th to 4th, 6–0; Enterprise (Clarke Co.) (2A), 25th to 11th, 5–2; Puckett (2A), 39th to 25th, 5–2. Rated by the Press Coverage Power Index, not the ranking. Set over a photo of a football game at night.

Oct. 14On X ↗

Card: Back to Pontotoc. Week 8, Thursday, Oct. 15, Caledonia at Pontotoc. Nov. 12, 2021, Class 4A second round: Caledonia 27, Pontotoc 8. Set over a photo of a Caledonia player, No. 44, seen from behind under the lights.

Oct. 13On X ↗

Card: Unbeaten meets unbeaten. Week 8, Friday, Oct. 16, Region 7-2A: Amite County 6–0 at Wesson 7–0. Wesson is 3–0 against Amite County since 2015. Wesson by 9, a 74% chance, on ratings after Week 7. Set over a photo of fireworks.

Oct. 13 · thread · 3On X ↗

Card: On this date. Three years ago today, Oct. 13, 2023: Lawrence County 74, Purvis 68, in four overtimes. Four overtimes, 142 points. Set over a photo of a football field at night.

Oct. 13On X ↗ 8–7 Columbus, its only lead.Press Coverage Oct. 12On X ↗

Card: How your class has moved. The 2025 reclassification moved 20% of MHSAA schools to a new class. Only 41% have stayed in one class through every alignment since 2015.

Oct. 11On X ↗

Card: Hot Takes, Week 7. A stormy Week 7. 24: underdogs won on our numbers. The schedule moved, and so did the results. Week 7, by the numbers. Set over a photo of a football game.

Oct. 10 · thread · 2On X ↗ Press Coverage is open.Press Coverage Oct. 10 · thread · 4On X ↗ Seven weeks in: which Mississippi high school team has surprised you most this season?Press Coverage Oct. 10On X ↗ Two region games Friday where one result moves a whole playoff picture.Press Coverage Oct. 9 · thread · 4On X ↗

Card: Streaks put to the test. Seven series streaks on the line Friday, from Eupora's 10 straight over J Z George to seven straight for Choctaw County, Wesson and Magee. Streaks in our records since 2015.

Oct. 9 · thread · 5On X ↗ Caledonia opens Region 1-5A play tonight at home against Columbus.Press Coverage Oct. 9 · thread · 2On X ↗ Three Thursday games the numbers could get wrong.Press Coverage Oct. 8 · thread · 4On X ↗ Four region games we're watching: two tonight, two Friday.Press Coverage Oct. 8On X ↗

Card: Thursday just doubled. Friday games moved up to tonight, ahead of the storm in the Gulf. Region play on the Coast and defending champions, all tonight. Set over a photo of a football game.

Oct. 8 · thread · 6On X ↗

Card: 11 years ago today, Thu, Oct. 8, 2015, at Olive Branch: Olive Branch 87, DeSoto Central 86, in triple overtime.

Card: Gameday by the Numbers. Too close to call. Ten of the 132 games on Thursday and Friday, every one projected within 2 points: 2 toss-ups, 8 by a point or less with the toss-ups included, and 56% for the surest of the ten, Picayune at home against Pascagoula. Set over a photo of a football game. A projection, not a result.

Card: Five postseasons, one more meeting. Hartfield Academy has won six of 10 meetings with Jackson Prep since 2021. Week 7, Fri, Oct. 9, Jackson Prep at Hartfield Academy.

Card: Region play opens at home. Week 7, Fri, Oct. 9, vs Columbus. Same region since last season; Caledonia won 34–14 at Columbus last October.

Card: The Full Slate, Week 7. 132 Mississippi high school football games on Thursday, Oct. 8, and Friday, Oct. 9, grouped by class, each with the projected favorite, its margin and its win chance. A projection, not a result.

Card: Oak Grove at Petal, the series. 13 meetings since 2015; Oak Grove leads 9–4. Petal won the last one, 28–21 at Oak Grove. Week 7, Fri, Oct. 9.

Card: Last November's semifinals, replayed Friday.

Oct. 6 · thread · 7On X ↗

Card: Same five, one year apart. Caledonia against Itawamba AHS, Amory, Lamar, New Albany and East Webster: 0–5 in 2025, outscored by 120; 2–3 in 2026, outscored by 11.

Oct. 5On X ↗ Eight that stand out from Thursday night, measured against our projection model:Press Coverage Oct. 2On X ↗

Caledonia's road to the Region 1-5A playoffs, on ratings after Week 5.

Press Coverage explainer card: where the numbers come from.

Press Coverage launch teaser. A night football stadium under the lights.

Sept. 30 · thread · 2On X ↗