The Mississippi Prep Sports Source rankings are produced each week by Austin Bishop and Bobby Gray. Bishop has been covering high school sports in Mississippi since 1975, while Gray is a longtime follower of prep football in North Mississippi. The ranking service is received by more than 30 media outlets and is in its second year.

MHSAA 6A

1. Madison Central (10-0) — Beat Northwest Rankin 49-14

2. South Panola (9-1) — Beat Starkville 51-7                            

3. Clinton (8-1) — at 3-6 Greenville-Weston on Monday

4. Meridian (9-1) — Beat Jim Hill 40-0                                  

5. Olive Branch (8-2) — Beat Columbus 33-7

6. Harrison Central (9-1) —Beat Pascagoula 21-14

7. Ocean Springs (8-2) — Beat Gulfport 20-14

8. Southaven (8-2) — Beat DeSoto Central 30-0

9. Oak Grove (6-2) — Hosts 6-3 Brandon  on Monday         

10. Brandon (6-3) — at 6-2 Oak Grove on Monday

11. Terry (5-5) — Beat Hattiesburg 13-0

12. Hattiesburg (6-4) — Lost to Terry 13-0

13. Petal (6-4) — Beat George County 33-21

14. Natchez (7-3) — Beat Wingfield 66-34

15. George County (7-3) — Lost to Petal 33-21    

Lurking Around: Gulfport (5-5), Horn Lake (3-6), Hancock (4-6), Starkville (3-7), Warren Central (5-5)

MHSAA 5A

1. West Jones (9-0) —Beat Picayune 21-20

2. West Point (9-1) — Beat Clarksdale 27-0

3. Wayne County (8-2) — Beat Pearl River Central 38-0

4. Picayune (6-3) — Lost to West Jones 21-20                              

5. New Hope (8-1) — Beat No. 13 Hernando 35-28 (OT)

6. Moss Point (8-2) — Beat D'Iberville 42-7

7. Pearl (7-3) — Beat Callaway 33-20

8. Brookhaven (5-4) — Beat McComb 28-12

9. Callaway (7-3) — Lost to Pearl 33-20                                       

10. Ridgeland (8-2) — Beat Yazoo County 42-6

11. Oxford (5-5) — Beat Indianola Gentry 20-6

12. Stone County  (5-5) — Beat Forest Hill 37-6

13. Hernando  (6-4) —Lost to New Hope 35-28 (OT)

14. Gautier (7-3) — Beat St. Martin 20-0

15. D'Iberville (4-6) — Lost to Moss Point 42-7

Lurking Around: Vancleave (5-5), Long Beach (4-6), St. Martin (4-5), Forest Hill (4-6).

MHSAA 4A

1. Itawamba AHS (10-0) — Beat No. 2 Shannon 21-12

2. Noxubee County (10-1) — Beat Caledonia 42-0  

3. Shannon (9-1) — Lost to No. 1 Itawamba AHS 21-12

4. Lafayette County (10-1) — Beat Lewisburg 55-7

5. St. Stanislaus (9-1) — Beat Purvis 56-33

6. West Lauderdale (9-2) — Beat Northeast Lauderdale 21-14

7. Pontotoc (8-2) — Beat North Pontotoc 21-13

8. Forrest County AHS (8-2) — Beat Pass Christian 28-0

9. Lawrence County (7-4) —Beat Port Gibson 34-20

10. Magee (8-2) — Beat Mendenhall 31-0

11. Purvis (6-4) —Lost to St. Stanislaus 56-33                       

12. Greene County (7-4) — Beat Poplarville 16-14

13. Cleveland (7-4) — Beat Greenwood 8-0

14. Senatobia (8-2) —Beat Central Hill 27-6

15. Louisville (7-4) — Lost to Amory 19-14

Lurking Around: North Pike (7-4), Columbia (7-4), Quitman (6-5), Northeast Lauderdale (6-5), Bay St. Louis (5-5).

MHSAA 3A

1. Tylertown (10-0) — Beat Wilkinson County 36-0

2. Charleston (11-0) — Beat Cleveland East Side 30-8

3. Perry Central (11-0) —Beat St. Patrick 43-14

4. Booneville (10-0) —  Beat Belmont 30-7              

5. Forest (8-1) — Beat Velma Jackson 34-13    

6. Morton (10-1) — Beat Raleigh 27-0                

7. Franklin County (8-3) Beat Jefferson County 14-0                        

8. Philadelphia (10-1) —Beat Choctaw Central 38-6

9. Aberdeen (9-2) — Beat Nettleton 30-6

10. Velma Jackson (9-2) — Lost to Forest 34-13

11. Corinth (6-4) — Beat Kossuth 42-0

12. South Delta (8-3) — Beat Leland 14-12

13. McLaurin (8-3) —Beat St. Andrew's 24-8

14. Nettleton (8-3) — Lost to Aberdeen 30-6                             

15. Cleveland East Side (8-3) — Lost to Charleston  30-6

Lurking Around: Jefferson County (4-6), Hazlehurst (7-4), Leflore County (8-2), Raleigh (5-5), Kemper County (7-4).

MHSAA 2A

1. West Bolivar (11-0) —Beat Hollandale-Simmons 16-9

2. Bassfield (9-2) — Beat Lumberton 34-0

3. Ackerman (11-0) — Beat Eupora 6-0

4. Eupora (9-1) — Lost to Ackerman 6-0

5. Puckett (9-1) — Beat Wesson 30-0                                 

6. Hollandale-Simmons (9-1) — Lost to West Bolivar 16-9

7. Loyd Star (9-1) —Beat Hinds AHS 22-8

8. North Forrest (9-2) — Beat Richton 31-6

9. Taylorsville (8-2) — Beat Mize 34-12

10. Scott Central (9-1) — Beat Newton 35-12

11. Lumberton (7-3) — Lost to Bassfield 34-0

12. Mize (7-4) — Lost to Taylorsville 34-12

13. Wesson (8-2) — Lost to Puckett 30-0

14. Pisgah (10-1) — Beat Union 26-8

15. Baldwyn (5-5) — Beat Mantachie 35-7

Lurking Around: Hinds AHS (6-4), J.Z. George (7-4), Union (7-4), Shelby Broadstreet (5-4), East Marion (5-5).

MHSAA 1A

1. Durant (9-1) — Open

2. Nanih Waiya (9-1) — Beat East Oktibbeha 40-0

3. Smithville (9-0) — Beat Okolona 14-8

4. Weir (8-2) — Beat French Camp 46-12                                     

5. Mount Olive (5-4) — Hosts No. 6 Sebastopol (7-2) Monday

6. Sebastopol (7-2) — at No. 5 Mount Olive (5-4) Monday

7. Coffeeville (7-3) — Beat McAdams 14-6

8. Shaw (5-3) — Beat Ray Brooks 24-6

9. Greenville St. Joseph (5-4) — Open       

10. Okolona (7-3) — Lost to Smithville 14-8                                       

11. Vardaman (6-3) — Beat Biggersville 42-14

12. Ray Brooks (4-5) — Lost to Shaw 24-6

13. French Camp (6-3) —Lost to Weir 46-12                               

14. South Leake (6-4) — Beat West Oktibbeha 8-0

15. Dexter (4-6) — Lost to Cathedral 21-0

Lurking Around: St. Aloysius (6-4), West Oktibbeha (5-5), Biggersville (5-5), Bogue Chitto (3-6), Wheeler (5-5).

MAIS

1. Jackson Academy (10-1) — Beat Magnolia Heights 28-7

2. Jackson Prep (9-2) — Beat Parklane 30-6

3. Washington School (8-2) — Beat MRA 24-0

4. Brookhaven (11-0) — Beat Bowling Green 21-14                         

5. Pillow Academy (8-2) —Beat Starkville Academy 34-14

6. Simpson Academy (9-1) — Open

7. Lamar School (9-1) — Beat Leake 20-7

8. DeSoto School (10-0) — Beat Lee (Ark.) 35-7   

9. Magnolia Heights (6-4) — Lost to Jackson Academy 28-7       

10. River Oaks (La.) (9-1) — Beat Claiborne 34-0

11.  Centreville (8-3) — Beat Central Private 34-12 

12. Central Private (8-2) — Lost to Centreville 34-12                          

13. Parklane (7-3) — Lost to Jackson Prep 30-6

14. MRA (6-4) — Lost to Washington School 24-0

15. Marshall (9-1) — Beat West Memphis 31-12

Lurking Around: Trinity Episcopal (8-3), Bowling Green (6-4), Tri-County (10-1), North Delta (7-2)