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Mississippi Friday night: upsets, shutouts and a 60-58 shootout
Four ranked teams went down, one game ended 3-0, and another finished 60-58 across a packed Mississippi scoreboard.
In brief
Four ranked teams went down, one game ended 3-0, and another finished 60-58 across a packed Mississippi scoreboard. The top three ranked teams held serve, but four ranked teams lost and several games came down to a single point. Originally reported by High School On SI.
A full Friday slate
More than a hundred Mississippi high school football games finished on Friday, September 11. The scoreboard ran from 3-0 defensive grinds to a 60-58 shootout.
“Mississippi had an action-packed Friday night of high school football.”
Tupelo stays on top
Top-ranked Tupelo beat Houston 42-13, never letting the game get close. No. 1 in the state looked the part.
“(#1) Tupelo 42, Houston 13”
Gulfport blanks Laurel
No. 2 Gulfport put up 51 points and gave up none. Laurel never found the end zone.
“(#2) Gulfport 51, Laurel 0”
Starkville handles Meridian
No. 3 Starkville scored 42 on Meridian and won by 18. Meridian's 24 points were the most anyone in the top three allowed.
“(#3) Starkville 42, Meridian 24”
Warren Central flips the order
No. 8 Warren Central beat No. 5 Germantown 42-35 in the best ranked-versus-ranked game of the night. Seven points separated two of the state's top ten.
“(#8) Warren Central 42, (#5) Germantown 35”
Noxubee County stuns West Point
Unranked Noxubee County ran past No. 14 West Point 41-28. It was the clearest upset on the board, and not a narrow one.
“Noxubee County 41, (#14) West Point 28”
Louisville falls at home rank
John Curtis Christian knocked off No. 12 Louisville 29-22. A seven-point loss dropped another ranked team.
“John Curtis Christian 29, (#12) Louisville 22”
Brookhaven wins by one
Brookhaven beat No. 15 Madison Central 45-44. Eighty-nine combined points, and the whole thing came down to a single point.
“Brookhaven 45, (#15) Madison Central 44”
Oak Grove tops Hattiesburg
No. 6 Oak Grove beat No. 24 Hattiesburg 36-20, one of the few ranked matchups where the higher seed held.
“(#6) Oak Grove 36, (#24) Hattiesburg 20”
Kosciusko wins a shootout
Kosciusko and Hernando combined for 118 points, with Kosciusko taking it 60-58. Nothing else on the scoreboard came close to that total.
“Kosciusko 60, Hernando 58”
Three points was enough
South Delta beat Leflore County 3-0. One score, all night, in the lowest-scoring game of the slate.
“South Delta 3, Leflore County 0”
Lanier shuts out Jim Hill
Lanier beat Jim Hill 40-0 at Hughes Field in Jackson. It was one of more than twenty shutouts recorded across the state.
“Lanier 40, Jim Hill 0”
Decided by a point
Magee edged Mize 21-20, Sumrall held off Purvis 22-21, and Wesson beat Franklin County 15-14. Three games, three one-point margins.
“Wesson 15, Franklin County 14”
What matters most
The top three ranked teams held serve, but four ranked teams lost and several games came down to a single point.
