Mississippi High School Football News

Second-year Durant head football coach Ashley Kuhn says he's not too worried about the pressure his team will be facing when the MHSAA Class 1A Football Playoffs open on Friday night.

There's something magical about the fourth quarter for Jaquez Johnson and Chuck Tillery when the Starkville High School football team plays Columbus.

There are a lot of good football teams with a chance to make some noise in the high school playoffs, but the question is which team has the best chance.

In a game that saw the Region 4-6A title at stake for Harrison Central, the Hancock Hawks pulled off a major upset, knocking off the Sun Herald's No.

Shannon White didn't want to wait a week to play Puckett. No sir, the North Forrest coach was ready to load up the bus and leave immediately following the Eagles 56-27 trouncing of Union Friday night in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs.

It wasn't the prettiest game in the history of the Noxubee County High School football program, but coach M.C. Miller will take it.

Wayne County will open the state playoffs on the road. Homestanding Picayune jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead after 15 minutes of play, and held on for a 27-21 win in a key Region 3-5A game Friday night.

BASSFIELD - Josh Myers rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown and the Bassfield defense dominated in a 40-0 win over Pelahatchie Friday night in the first round of the Class 2A South State playoffs before a standing room only crowd.

It's a wonder Shadick Horton and Jamal Bass had the strength to do anything. But here they were on a chilly Friday night hopping, dancing and even singing a sweet tune or two.

Natchez High's football team made its way into Hattiesburg High's D.I. Patrick Stadium on Friday night knowing a loss would've eliminated the Bulldogs from postseason play, while a win would have assured them of a playoff berth.

It was rivalry night in South Mississippi, and the Gulfport Admirals got it done in style.

Kenny Burton says to toss out Provine's 4-6 record. And he says to dismiss their fifth-place standing in Region 2-5A. "They're a good football team," said Burton, Ridgeland's football coach.

The schedule says the MHSAA Class 6A playoffs don't begin until next week, but for the Natchez High Bulldogs, the playoffs are already here.

One of South Mississippi's premier athletes has made a decision on where he wants to continue his career after finishing high school, and he won't have to go far from home when he does.

Bad things happening at inopportune times are what Franklin County head coach Trent Hammond attributes his team's most recent loss to.

Steve McNair Jr. is one of the top high school players in Mississippi. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior wide receiver from Hattiesburg's Oak Grove High School has done it all for the 6-2 team entering Saturday night's game.

When No. 1 Florida looks back on this season, Halloween week could be the one that stands out.

It was Senior Night Friday evening at the Nest and it was only fitting that the Hancock Hawks seniors saved one of their best performances for their last.

The Victory Christian football field was marshy Friday night, so coach Chris Hamm didn't expect the passing game to have much of an impact.

While a steady downpour drenched players and spectators at D'Evereux Stadium Friday night, it was a figurative wave with a greenish tint that really soaked the Dexter Bulldogs.