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Region 2-2A

Five schools, five region weeks, four playoff spots.

This Friday, Oct. 92 region games this week.

Every team in Region 2-2A side by side: the standings, the projected seeds, each team's outlook and every region game, with ratings from the Press Coverage Power Index (PCPI).

This week · Week 8

Week 8

Both region games this week, with the model's projection and how often a margin like that goes the favorite's way.

Strayhorn by154%win chance
54%46%
Myrtle by770%win chance
30%70%

Standings

Region games only

Region games only, in the MHSAA order: region record, then the tiebreak steps below.

TeamRegionOverallPts ± (capped)
Myrtle2–05–1+24
Bruce2–07–0+20
Water Valley0–12–5−8
Strayhorn0–11–6−12
East Union0–21–6−24

If teams finish tied · MHSAA Handbook 2026-27, Rule 7.20.1

  1. Head-to-head among the tied teams (their combined records if three or more are tied).
  2. How the tied teams did against the highest-seeded teams.
  3. Point differential in the region games among the tied teams, capped at 12 a game. A forfeit counts the full 12.
  4. Point differential in region games against the highest-seeded teams.
  5. Fewest points allowed in all region games (no cap).
  6. A coin flip.

Because of the 12-point cap, a 56–0 win counts the same as 12–0. When a tie turns on margin, this page says "depends on the margin" rather than guess.

Projected seeds

Four of five qualify

Projected region wins, ratings after Week 7. A projection, not a prediction of the standings.

1Myrtle3.4proj. wins
2Bruce3.3proj. wins
3Water Valley2.2proj. wins
4Strayhorn0.6proj. wins
The playoff cut
5East Union0.5proj. wins
The playoff cut
0.6region wins at the cut

The 4th projected seed sits at 0.6 region wins. Each team's outlook below shows where it stands against that cut and what comes next.

Team by team

Record5–12–0 in region
PCPI+317th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins3.4of 2
Nextvs Water Valley · Week 8Myrtle by 7 · 70% win chance

Myrtle is 2–0 in Region 2-2A and 5–1 overall. The ratings project 3.4 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is against Water Valley at home in Week 8, where the model has Myrtle by 7, with a 70% chance to win. Then against Bruce at home in Week 9.

Record7–02–0 in region
PCPI−218th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins3.3of 2
Nextat Myrtle · Week 9Myrtle by 6 · 33% win chance

Bruce is 2–0 in Region 2-2A and 7–0 overall. The ratings project 3.3 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is at Myrtle in Week 9, where the model has Myrtle by 6, with a 67% chance to win. Then against Strayhorn at home in Week 10.

Record2–50–1 in region
PCPI−321st of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins2.2of 3
Nextat Myrtle · Week 8Myrtle by 7 · 30% win chance

Water Valley is 0–1 in Region 2-2A and 2–5 overall. The ratings project 2.2 region wins and give it better than a 99% chance at the playoffs. Next is at Myrtle in Week 8, where the model has Myrtle by 7, with a 70% chance to win. Then at Strayhorn in Week 9.

Record1–60–1 in region
PCPI−2837th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins0.6of 3
Playoff chance54%
Nextat East Union · Week 8Strayhorn by 1 · 54% win chance

Strayhorn is 0–1 in Region 2-2A, near the playoff cut. The ratings project 0.6 region wins; the 4th projected seed sits at 0.6. They give Strayhorn a 54% chance at the playoffs. Next is at East Union in Week 8, where the model has Strayhorn by 1, with a 54% chance to win. Then against Water Valley at home in Week 9.

Record1–60–2 in region
PCPI−3039th of 39 in 2A
Proj. region wins0.5of 2
Playoff chance46%
Nextvs Strayhorn · Week 8Strayhorn by 1 · 46% win chance

East Union is 0–2 in Region 2-2A, near the playoff cut. The ratings project 0.5 region wins; the 4th projected seed sits at 0.6. They give East Union a 46% chance at the playoffs. Next is against Strayhorn at home in Week 8, where the model has Strayhorn by 1, with a 54% chance to win. Then at Water Valley in Week 10.

Region play, week by week

Projected on today's ratings, which move weekly
Week 8
Strayhorn at East UnionStrayhorn by 1 · 54%
Water Valley at MyrtleMyrtle by 7 · 70%
Week 9
Water Valley at StrayhornWater Valley by 23 · 95%
Bruce at MyrtleMyrtle by 6 · 67%
Week 10
Strayhorn at BruceBruce by 27 · 98%
East Union at Water ValleyWater Valley by 29 · 98%

Last Friday against the number

Week 7 · Friday, Oct. 9

Each result next to what the model expected. Green beat the number, red fell short of it.

East Union 0, Bruce 40 Bruce by 24−11
Strayhorn 0, Myrtle 41 Myrtle by 27−8
Water Valley 18, Baldwyn 34 Baldwyn by 5−11
Ratings after Week 7 (games through Oct. 9). They move every Saturday. Ratings are fitted on every scored Mississippi game at once. Projection = home rating − away rating + a 2-point home edge; win chance = how often a margin like it holds up.