The second Associated Press Mississippi Prep Polls were officially released yesterday and once again Lafayette found itself atop Class 4A, receiving 14 of 17 first-place votes.Both Oxford and Water Valley were receiving votes last week, but after losing to ranked LHS and Calhoun City respectively, both have fallen out of their respective Class 5A and 3A polls. Below are the official polls, plus mine.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. South Panola (17) (3-0) 170 1
2. Meridian (3-0) 147 2
3. Madison Central (3-0) 129 3
4. Gulfport (3-0) 96 5
5. Southaven (2-0) 44 -
Others receiving votes: Petal 25, Natchez 22, Olive Branch 15, Tupelo 12, Northwest Rankin 7, Hancock 7, Pascagoula 6.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. West Point (12) (3-0) 162 1
2. West Jones (1) (2-0) 147 2
3. Picayune (4) (2-0) 120 3
4. Wayne County (2-1) 99 4
5. Ridgeland (3-0) 76 5
Others receiving votes: Moss Point 33, McComb 20, Lake Cormorant 15, D’Iberville 8.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lafayette (14) (3-0) 157 1
2. Noxubee County (3) (4-0) 155 2
3. Purvis (3-0) 108 3
4. New Albany (3-0) 84 4
5. Kosciusko (3-0) 65
Others receiving votes: North Pike 34, Newton County 20, Louisville 19, Quitman 14, Mendenhall 6, North Pontotoc 6, Greene County 6, St. Stanislaus 6.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Forest (9) (2-0) 153 1
2. Philadelphia (7) (3-0) 148 2
3. Aberdeen (1) (2-1) 96 3
4. Charleston (2-1) 75 3
5. Tylertown (1-2) 55 5
Others receiving votes: Winona 42, Raleigh 27, East Side 23, Franklin Co. 14, Hazlehurst 14, Belmont 12, Leland 8, McLaurin 7, Southeast Lauderdale 6.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Taylorsville (14) (3-0) 158 1
2. Bassfield (2) (2-1) 126 3
3. Calhoun City (3-0) 102 5
4. Lumberton (3-0) 66 -
5. East Webster (1) (3-0) 40 -
Others receiving votes: Puckett 35, Eupora 28, North Forrest 26, Pisgah 19, Wesson 13, East Marion 12, Walnut 12, West Bolivar 12, Ackerman 9, Mize 8, Newton 8, Hatley 6.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Durant (17) (3-0) 170 1
2. Smithville (2-1) 99 4
3. Mount Olive (0-2) 95 2
4. Okolona (2-1) 56 -
5. Cathedral (2-0) 54 -
Others receiving votes: French Camp 43, Bogue Chitto 41, Vardaman 39, Biggersville 30, McAdams 17, Noxapater 12, Ray Brooks 9, Coffeeville 8, Weir 7.
Class Private Schools
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Jackson Aca. (14) (3-0) 167 1
2. Jackson Prep (3) (3-0) 153 2
3. Brookhaven Aca. (3-0) 99 3
4. Pillow Aca. (3-0) 91 -
5. Simpson Aca. (3-0) 64 5
Others receiving votes: Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 56, Trinity Episcopal 31, Adams Christian 7, Starkville Aca. 6, Leake Aca. 6.
Patrick Ochs’ Prep Polls
Class 6A
1. South Panola
2. Meridian
3. Madison Central
4. Gulfport
5. Southaven
Class 5A
1. West Point
2. West Jones
3. Picayune
4. Wayne County
5. Moss Point
Class 4A
1. Lafayette
2. Noxubee County
3. Purvis
4. New Albany
5. Kosciusko
Class 3A
1. Philadelphia
2. Aberdeen
3. Charleston
4. Tylertown
5. Winona
Class 2A
1. Taylorsviell
2. Lumberton
3. Bassfield
4. Puckett
5. Calhoun City
Class 1A
1. Durant
2. Mount Olive
3. Smithville
4. Okolona
5. Cathedral.
Class Private Schools
1. Jackson Aca.
2. Jackson Prep
3. Pillow Aca.
4. Madison-Ridgeland Aca.
5. Simpson Aca.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND IN TODAY’S EAGLE:
—Both Oxford and Lafayette’s Middle Schools were in action on Tuesday, with the Chargers falling to South Panola and the ‘Dores splitting with Charleston.
—Defense was once again the hot topic at Ole Miss’ football practice. With Fon Ingram back on the field, the Rebels are hoping to get a boost in the defensive secondary.
—With regards to Ole Miss’ secondary, senior CB Jeremy McGee gave his opinion of what went wrong against Jacksonville State and sophomore LB D.T. Shackelford talks about how the team needs to learn from the loss and correct its mistakes.
(September 8, 2010)
