MAIS, MHSAA football playoff brackets 2023: Mississippi high school first-round, second-round pairings
Here are the MHSAA and MAIS football pairings entering Friday's games. MAIS is in the state semifinals. MHSAA is in the second round for Class 1A-4A and in the first round for Class 5A-7A.
MHSAA
Class 7A
First Round
Germantown (5-5) at Oxford (7-3)
Southaven (3-7) at Starkville (7-3)
DeSoto Central (5-6) at Tupelo (8-2)
Madison Central (6-4) at Lewisburg (7-3)
Harrison Central (6-4) at Brandon (8-2)
Pearl (7-3) at Gulfport (6-4)
Meridian (5-6) at Ocean Springs (9-1)
Biloxi (6-5) at Oak Grove (9-1)
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Class 6A
First Round
Callaway (4-7) at South Panola (9-1)
Center Hill (5-5) at Neshoba Central (5-5)
Saltillo (4-7) at Warren Central (8-2)
Vicksburg (6-3) at Grenada (8-3)
Hancock (8-3) at West Jones (10-0)
Terry (6-4) at George County (8-3)
Forest Hill (5-6) at Picayune (8-2)
Pascagoula (7-3) at Hattiesburg (7-3)
Class 5A
First Round
Cleveland Central (7-4) at Clarksdale (7-3)
Lafayette (6-4) at Canton (4-6)
Corinth (3-7) at Holmes Co. Central (10-0)
Gentry (6-5) at West Point (7-3)
Wayne County (3-7) at Florence (7-4)
Natchez (5-6) at Gautier (6-4)
Provine (6-5) at Laurel (5-6)
Vancleave (4-6) at Brookhaven (6-4)
Class 4A
Second Round
Caledonia (6-5) at Newton Co. (6-5)
New Albany (9-2) at Louisville (12-0)
Houston (10-1) at Senatobia (11-1)
Amory (9-1) at West Lauderdale (11-1)
Pass Christian (9-2) at Quitman (9-2)
Greene Co. (5-6) at Columbia (12-0)
Lawrence Co. (7-5) at McComb (12-0)
Forrest Co. AHS (7-4) at Poplarville (9-3)
Class 3A
Second Round
East Webster (10-2) at Kossuth (11-1)
North Panola (7-5) at Winona (12-0)
Mooreville (9-3) at Humphreys Co. (9-2)
Amanda Elzy (7-4) at Choctaw Co. (10-2)
Seminary (8-4) at Kemper Co. (10-2)
Magee (5-7) at Jefferson Co. (8-3)
Enterprise Clarke (6-5) at Jefferson Davis Co. (10-2)
Noxubee County (7-5) at Saint Stanislaus (10-1)
Class 2A
Second Round
Sebastopol (11-1) at Hamilton (7-5)
Philadelphia (5-7) at Charleston (10-2)
North Side (10-2) at Calhoun City (11-0)
Leflore Co. (7-4) at Union (11-1)
Heidelberg (9-3) at Bay Springs (11-1)
Collins (7-4) at Loyd Star (11-1)
Clarkdale (6-6) at Raleigh (10-2)
Scott Central (9-3) at Mize 9-3)
Class 1A
Second Round
Okolona (6-5) at Biggersville (9-1)
West Lowndes (5-6) at Potts Camp (9-3)
Smithville (4-8) at Baldwyn (7-5)
Tupelo Christian Prep (9-3) at Vardaman (11-0)
Sacred Heart (11-1) at Simmons (11-0)
Lumberton (8-4) at Taylorsville (6-5)
South Delta (6-5) at Velma Jackson (11-0)
West Tallahatchie (8-4) at Resurrection Catholic (9-2)
MAIS
State semifinals
Class 6A
Jackson Academy at Hartfield Academy, 7 p.m.
Jackson Prep at Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 7 p.m.
Class 5A
Simpson Academy at Starkville Academy, 7 p.m.
ACCS at Copiah Academy, 7 p.m.
Class 4A
Centreville Academy at Tri-County Academy, 7 p.m.
Winston Academy at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Class 3A
Riverfield Academy at Kirk Academy, 7 p.m.
St. Joseph (GR) at Canton Academy, 7 p.m.
Class 2A
Porters Chapel at Desoto School, 7 p.m.
Christian Collegiate at Newton Academy, 7 p.m.
Class 1A
Lee Academy at Calhoun Academy, 7 p.m.
Briarfield Academy at Sharkey-Issaquena, 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: MHSAA bracket for Mississippi high school football playoffs Nov. 10
