Week 13 area high school football games at a glance

Nov. 17—FRIDAY'S GAMES

(All games kick off at 7 p.m.)

MHSAA PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS

CLASS 7A

Madison Central (7-4) at Tupelo (9-2)

The Buzz

—These teams are meeting for the fourth time in the last two seasons. Tupelo won the three previous meetings, including a 14-12 decision on Oct. 6.

Stat Leaders

—Madison Central: QB Jaiden Johnson 58 of 101, 1,047 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs; 30 carries, 181 yards, 2 TDs. ... RB Glen Singleton 176 carries, 1,002 yards, 15 TDs. ... LB Jameson Mosley 71 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks.

—Tupelo: QB Jeremiah Harrell 113 of 199, 1,851 yards, 23 TDs, 4 INTs; 59 carries, 289 yards, 7 TDs. ... RB J.J. Hill 122 carries, 878 yards, 17 TDs. ... LB Tristan Jernigan 66 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks.

Starkville (8-3) at Oxford (8-3)

The Buzz

—These teams met Sept. 22 in Starkville, with the Yellow Jackets winning 33-13. Oxford has won six in a row since that loss.

Stat Leaders

—Starkville: QB Trey Petty 143 of 218, 1,915 yards, 20 TDs, 4 INTs; 102 carries, 733 yards, 7 TDs. ... RB Jay Stevenson 130 carries, 1,038 yards, 15 TDs. ... LB Parker Simpson 43 tackles, 13 TFL, 2 sacks.

—Oxford: QB Mitchell Grandjean 116 of 211, 1,272 yards, 14 TDs, 7 INTs; 122 carries, 551 yards, 2 TDs. ... RB Jay Brown 188 carries, 793 yards, 8 TDs. ... WR Levi Blount 54 catches, 566 yards, 5 TDs.

CLASS 5A

West Point (8-3) at Holmes County Central (12-0)

The Buzz

—West Point hasn't lost in the quarterfinal round since 2014. The Green Wave beat Holmes in the first round last year, 55-14.

Stat Leaders

—West Point: Stats not available.

—Holmes Co. Central: QB Garrison Davis 140 of 198, 2,299 yards, 27 TDs, 3 INTs; 65 carries, 746 yards, 7 TDs. ... RB Jartavious Smart 104 carries, 1,052 yards, 11 TDs. ... DL Terrance Hibbler 82 tackles, 27 TFL, 21 sacks.

Also Tonight

—Lafayette (7-4) at Clarksdale (8-3): The Wildcats beat Lafayette 34-24 on Oct. 6 in a Region 1-5A game. It's the most points Clarksdale has allowed in a game this season.

CLASS 4A

West Lauderdale (11-1) at Houston (10-1)

The Buzz

—Houston beat West Lauderdale in the second round of the playoffs last season, 33-24.

Stat Leaders

—West Lauderdale: QB K.P. Peoples 65 of 132, 734 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs; 107 carries, 958 yards, 18 TDs. ... RB Caleb Collins 242 carries, 1,475 yards, 14 TDs. ... LB Jake Rodgers 145 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks.

—Houston: QB Steele Brooks 73 of 148, 930 yards, 9 TDs, 5 INTs; 80 carries, 500 yards, 6 TDs. ... RB Jalen Washington 202 carries, 1,648 yards, 18 TDs. ... LB Doug Jones 130 tackles, 8 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT.

CLASS 3A

Mooreville (9-3) at Amanda Elzy (7-4)

The Buzz

—This is the deepest Mooreville has ever been in the playoffs. Amanda Elzy has been this deep once before, in 2019.

Stat Leaders

—Mooreville: QB Brody Thompson 87 of 177, 966 yards, 13 TDs, 11 INTs. ... RB Mason Gillentine 91 carries, 655 yards, 12 TDs; 15 catches, 161 yards, 3 TDs. ... WR Eli Hussey 26 catches, 694 yards, 10 TDs.

—Amanda Elzy: QB Jevarion Glover 118 of 224, 2,464 yards, 16 TDs, 11 INTs; 100 carries, 973 yards, 13 TDs. ... WR Isaac Harris 22 catches, 491 yards, 2 TDs. ... LB Eldred Horton 118 tackles, 6 sacks.

Winona (12-0) at East Webster (10-2)

The Buzz

—These teams last met in 2017. East Webster is allowing 14.0 points per game, while Winona is scoring 43.5 per game.

Stat Leaders

—Winona: QB Chase Richardson 112 of 189, 1,813 yards, 22 TDs, 3 INTs; 103 carries, 950 yards, 13 TDs. ... WR Troylando Eden 26 catches, 718 yards, 10 TDs. ... LB Tyler Lockhart 78 tackles, 21 TFL, 9 sacks.

—East Webster: QB Kaleb Warnock 85 of 168, 1,184 yards, 10 TDs, 7 INTs; 135 carries, 906 yards, 16 TDs. ... RB R.T. Moye 96 carries, 687 yards, 8 TDs. ... LB Elijah O'Briant 68 tackles, 14 TFL, 6 sacks.

CLASS 2A

Charleston (10-2) at Hamilton (7-5)

The Buzz

—This is Hamilton's deepest playoff run in 41 years. The Lions have never played Charleston.

Stat Leaders

—Charleston: RB Marcus Flowers 195 carries, 1,441 yards, 22 TDs. ... DE Montra Sanford 65 tackles, 5 sacks. ... CB Deondre Riley 35 tackles 3 INTs.

—Hamilton: QB Justin Verner 56 of 111, 955 yards, 9 TDs, 9 INTs; 129 carries, 1,076 yards, 13 TDs. ... RB Trent Jones 129 carries, 1,038 yards, 10 TDs. ... LB Blake Gosa 81 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks.

Also Tonight

—Union (11-1) at Calhoun City (11-0): Union is scoring 42.6 points per game, while Calhoun City allows just 7.9 per game. These teams have met once before, in 2018, with Calhoun City winning 35-0.

CLASS 1A

Vardaman (11-0) at Baldwyn (7-5)

The Buzz

—These teams are meeting for the 10th time overall and first time since 1998.

Stat Leaders

—Vardaman: QB Brady White 20 of 26, 424 yards, 9 TDs, 0 INTs. ... RB Za Pratt 140 carries, 1,393 yards, 19 TDs. ... WR Andrew Easley 11 catches, 225 yards, 8 TDs.

—Baldwyn: QB Dy'Lan Johnson 123 of 195, 1,905 yards, 23 TDs, 6 INTs; 41 carries, 127 yards, 4 TDs. ... RB Terrell Robinson 122 carries, 695 yards, 9 TDs. ... LB Aidan Stewart 114 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks.

Also Tonight

—Biggersville (9-1) at West Lowndes (5-6): Biggersville beat West Lowndes 46-8 on Sept. 8. The Lions are looking to reach the North final for the third time in four years.

Brad Locke