Mississippi AP Poll

Here is the first AP Poll of the season for Mississippi. Only the classifications with local teams are shown. Area teams are highlighted in red

First place votes in parentheses
	Mississippi (OVERALL)	PTS	REC	LW
1	Pearl (5)	82	(2-0)
2	West Point (2)	70	(2-0)
3	Tupelo	68	(2-0)
4	Starkville (1)	53	(2-0)
5	Madison Central	46	(2-0)
6	Oak Grove	31	(2-0)
6	NW Rankin (1)	30	(2-0)
8	Hattiesburg	27	(2-0)
9	Warren Central	16	(1-1)
10	Brandon	13	(1-1)
	Others receiving votes
11	Olive Branch	12
12	Cleveland	11
12	Cleveland Central	11
14	Poplarville	8
15	South Panola	6
16	Charleston	4
16	Meridian	4
18	Greenwood	3
18	Jackson Prep	3
20	Calhoun City	2
20	Jefferson Davis County	2
20	Oxford	2
23	Lake Cormorant	1
23	Simmons	1
6A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Pearl (6)	86	(2-0)
2	Tupelo (1)	73	(2-0)
3	Starkville (1)	64	(2-0)
4	Madison Central	61	(2-0)
5	Oak Grove	34	(2-0)
5A		PTS	REC	LW
1	West Point (8)	87	(2-0)
2	Hattiesburg	68	(2-0)
3	Lake Cormorant	51	(1-0)
4	Laurel	44	(1-1)
5	Olive Branch	38	(2-0)
	Others receiving votes
6	Picayune	21
7	Wayne Co	12
8	Cleveland Central	10
9	Lewisburg	8
9	South Jones	8
11	Lafayette	7
12	Stone	6

Preseason recognition

The following area players were selected for preseason recognition in advance of the 2017 season.

From Murphy Fair (players were nominated by coaches across the state)

2A-All State Team
RB-Caleb Johnson-MAHS
DL-Terrance Neal-Mitchell

3A-All State Team
RB-Joshua Reed-Trezevant
DB-Traven Pulliam-Trezevant
LB-Larry Turner-Raleigh Egypt

4A-All State Team
OL-John Wrister-East
LB-Tarique Barnes-East

5A-All State Team
LB-Tommy Fonda-Kirby
P-Caleb Hall-Munford

6A-All State Team
DB-Jaylin Williams-Germantown
DB-Rayshad Williams-Whitehaven
DL-Trevis Hopper-Central
DL-Jordan Davis-Southwind
P-Hunter Goodman-Arlington

D2-All State Team
RB-Eric Gray-Lausanne
OL-Ryan Winkel-CBHS
OL-Will Lawrence-Harding Academy
K-Noah Grant-Briarcrest
DB-Maurice Hampton-MUS
LB-Dorian Hopkins-MUS
LB-Nathan Tatko-Northpoint Christian
DL-Corteze Love-Lausanne
DL-Cam Jones-St. Benedict

AP Poll for Tennessee and Arkansas

Here is the latest AP Poll for Tennessee and the preseason poll for Arkansas. Area teams are highlighted in red

Tennessee

First place votes in parentheses
6A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Oakland (8)	159	2-0	3
2	Blackman (7)	158	2-0	2
3	Maryville	121	1-1	1
4	Whitehaven (2)	103	2-0	6
4	Science Hill	103	2-0	7
6	Bradley Central	78	1-1	4
7	Farragut	72	2-0	8
8	Brentwood	65	2-0	9
9	Cane Ridge	32	1-1	5
10	Cleveland	10	2-0	NR
5A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Knoxville Catholic (13)	156	1-1	1
2	Fulton (2)	132	1-0	3T
3	Hillsboro (1)	131	1-1	2
4	Beech	126	2-0	5
5	Page	95	2-0	8
6	Oak Ridge	86	1-1	3T
7	Daniel Boone	52	1-0	9
8	Knoxville Central	28	1-1	7
9	Columbia	24	2-0	NR
10	Rhea Co	22	0-2	NR
4A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Greenville (15)	159	2-0	1
2	Haywood Co	124	2-0	4
3	East (1)	113	1-1	3
4	Marshall Co	111	1-1	2
5	Crockett Co	79	2-0	6T
6	Anderson Co	78	2-0	6T
6	Elizabethton	75	2-0	5
8	Spring Hill	66	2-0	8
9	Dyersburg	51	2-0	10
10	Hardin Co	10	1-1	9
3A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Alcoa (12)	145	1-1	1
2	Bolivar (3)	139	2-0	4
3	Giles Co (1)	108	1-0	5
4	Raleigh Egypt	98	2-0	6
5	Pearl-Cohn	92	1-1	2
6	Johnson Co	70	2-0	8
7	Milan	65	1-1	3
8	Austin-East	52	2-0	9T
9	Smith Co	48	2-0	9T
10	Red Bank	37	1-1	7
2A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Adamsville (6)	121	2-0	3
2	Marion Co (3)	120	1-1	1
3	Peabody (2)	111	2-0	9
4	Meigs Co (3)	106	2-0	8
5	Union City (1)	98	1-1	4T
6	Trousdale Co	89	1-1	2
7	Columbia Academy	62	1-1	4T
8	Waverly	39	1-1	7
9	Hampton	32	1-1	6
10	Eagleville	20	2-0	NR
1A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Dresden (9)	147	2-0	1
2	South Pittsburg (2)	141	2-0	3
3	Huntingdon (2)	121	2-0	4
4	Greenback (2)	119	2-0	2
5	Wayne Co	95	2-0	5
6	Whitwell	73	2-0	6
7	Coafield	64	2-0	7
8	Fayetteville	54	2-0	8
9	Lake Co	32	2-0	10
10	Cloudland	24	2-0	NR
D2		PTS	REC	LW
1	Brentwood Academy (16)	160	2-0	1
2	MBA	127	2-0	4
3	McCallie	115	2-0	5
4	MUS	101	2-0	6
5	CPA	90	2-0	9
6	Ensworth	83	1-1	2
7	CBHS	65	2-0	8
8	Baylor	62	1-1	3
9	Lausanne	49	1-0	7
10	Notre Dame	17	0-1	10

First place votes in parentheses
	Arkansas (OVERALL)	PTS	REC	LW
1	Springdale Har-Ber (6)	93	0-0
2	Bryant (1)	78	0-0
2	Fayetteville	78	0-0
4	North Little Rock (1)	69	0-0
5	Greenwood	50	0-0
6	Bentonville	45	0-0
7	Pulaski Academy (2)	33	0-0
8	Bentonville West	26	0-0
9	Jonesboro	21	0-0
10	FS Northside	13	0-0
6A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Greenwood (10)	50	0-0
2	Jonesboro	32	0-0
3	Pine Bluff	28	0-0
4	El Dorado	27	0-0
5	Benton	7	0-0
	Others receiving votes
6	West Memphis	6	0-0

Updated schedules with results

Tennessee

1A-BTW, Freedom Prep, Hillcrest, KIPP, MASE, Middle College, Oakhaven, Westwood
2A-Douglass, Fairley, Hamilton, Manassas, MAHS, Mitchell
3A-Region 7-Covington
3A-Region 8-Melrose, MLK Prep, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Wooddale
4A-Craigmont, East, Fayette Ware, Millington
5A-Bolton, Brighton, Central, Kingsbury, Kirby, Munford, Overton, Ridgeway, Southwind
6A Region 7-Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, Houston
6A Region 8-Central, Germantown, White Station, Whitehaven
D2A-Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian, Tipton Rosemark
D2AA- ECS, FACS, Harding Academy, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian, St. George's
D2AA-Briarcrest, CBHS, MUS, St. Benedict

Mississippi

Mississippi 5A-Center Hill, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg, Olive Branch
Mississippi 6A-DeSoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, Southaven

Arkansas

Arkansas 6A-Marion, West Memphis
MAIS-West Memphis Christian

Updated standings as of 8-28

Here are the standings for every league that we cover and the breakdown of what classification they are. They include:

Tennessee
6A-Region 7 & 8
5A-Region 8
4A-Region 8
3A-Region 7 & 8
2A-Region 8
1A-Region 8
D2A-West
D2AA-West
D2AA-West

Mississippi
5A-Region 1
6A-Region 1

Arkansas
6A East
MAIS District 1 North

The top four teams in each of the public school regions in Tennessee automatically qualify for the playoffs.

The top six teams in D2A & D2AA in Tennessee automatically qualify for the playoffs as do all four teams in D2AA.

The top four teams in both Mississippi regions automatically qualify for the playoffs.

In Arkansas 6A East, the top 6 teams make the playoffs with #1 & #2 getting a first round bye.
In MAIS, the district champion is guaranteed a spot.

Games for August 30, 31 and September 1

Wednesday, August 30

BTW at St. Benedict

Thursday, August 31

Melrose vs MLK Prep at Raleigh Egypt, Douglass vs MAHS at Melrose, Mitchell vs Manassas at Crump, Middle College vs Freedom Prep at Whitehaven, Hillcrest vs MASE at BTW

Friday, September 1

St. George's at Northpoint Christian, FACS at ECS, Lewisburg at Clarksville, Overton at Munford, Lausanne at Harding Academy, West Memphis at Forrest City, Wynne at Marion, Arlington at Houston, Collierville at Bartlett, Nashville Christian at Fayette Academy, Brighton at Bolton, McNairy Central at Covington, MUS at Seminole Ridge (FL), DeSoto Central at Olive Branch, Madison-Ridgeland Academy at Briarcrest, Southaven at Germantown, MS, Horn Lake at Charleston, Ridgeway at Kirby, Germantown at Millington, White Station at CBHS,  Hernando at Lake Cormorant, Columbus Christian at West Memphis Christian, Whitehaven at Cordova, Kingsbury at Southwind, Rossville Christian at Tipton Rosemark, Sheffield at Raleigh Egypt, Westwood at BTW, Oakhaven vs KIPP at Melrose, Hamilton vs Fairley at JP Freeman, Wooddale vs Trezevant at Fairgrounds, East vs Central at Crump

Scores for August 24, 25 and 26

Thursday, August 24

at Crump
39 Wooddale
  0 Hamilton

at JP Freeman
  0 Oakhaven
42 Westwood


Friday, August 25

at Raleigh Egypt
12 BTW
38 MLK Prep

at Crump
  6 KIPP
43 Central

at JP Freeman
  6 Fayette Ware
33 Mitchell

at Fairgrounds
17 DeSoto Central
18 White Station

14 Shannon
56 Horn Lake

58 Raleigh Egypt
21 Harding Academy

  0 Melrose
33 Kirby

  8 Middle College
48 Hernando

21 Hardin Co
40 Lewisburg

14 Overton
46 St. Benedict

21 West Memphis Christian
29 Marshall Academy

37 MAHS
57 Bolivar

  6 Freedom Prep
43 Ripley

12 Hillcrest
31 ECS

  6 Kingsbury
46 MUS

at Cordova
26 MASE
36 Memphis Nighthawks

  7 Bolton
21 Bartlett

35 Germantown
24 Houston

  0 Center Hill
45 Collierville

26 Brighton
37 Dyersburg

33 Munford
12 Millington

56 Covington
21 FACS

13 Northpoint Christian
14 Independence, MS

48 Briarcrest
  7 Goodpasture

48 Arlington
29 St. George's

14 Fayette Academy
52 Trinity Christian

14 Southaven
34 Olive Branch

27 CBC (MO)
36 CBHS

  0 Rossville Christian
58 Davidson Academy

Saturday, August 26

at Cordova
  0 Sheffield
58 Fairley

at Cordova
28 Southwind
29 Douglass

at Cordova
  0 Craigmont
48 Cordova

at Whitehaven
  0 Trezevant
14 East

at Whitehaven
  0 Ridgeway
42 Whitehaven