MHSAA football playoffs begin Friday for Classes 1A-4A

Written on 11/05/2026
Caleb Salers

It’s that time of year in Mississippi. High school football playoff season is here, and teams from across the state are looking to earn bragging rights.

Playoffs begin Nov. 6 for four of the Mississippi High School Activities Association’s (MHSAA) seven classifications. Classes 1A through 4A will kick off the postseason this week, with classes 5A through 7A wrapping up their final matchup of the regular season.

Below is a look at the playoff brackets for the four classifications getting started on Friday:

Class 1A

North (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Tupelo Christian Prep vs. West Lowndes
  • West Tallahatchie vs. Ashland
  • Calhoun City gets a first-round bye
  • Faulkner vs. French Camp
  • Potts Camp vs. Coffeeville
  • Okolona vs. Biggersville
  • Leflore County vs. Byers
  • Smithville vs. Vardaman

South (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Ethel vs. West Lincoln
  • Stringer vs. Shaw
  • Bogue Chitto vs. Sebastopol
  • South Delta vs. Resurrection Catholic
  • Simmons vs. Richton
  • Mount Olive vs. Noxapater
  • Lumberton vs. West Bolivar
  • Nanih Waiya vs. Salem

Class 2A

North (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Baldwyn vs. Leland
  • East Webster vs. Water Valley
  • Charleston vs. Hatley
  • Bruce vs. Eupora
  • Myrtle vs. Velma Jackson
  • North Side vs. Walnut
  • Kemper County vs. East Union
  • Hamilton vs. J.Z. George

South (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Scott Central vs. Wilkinson County
  • Perry Central vs. Enterprise
  • Wesson vs. Newton
  • Mize vs. North Forrest
  • Heidelberg vs. Collins
  • Amite County vs. Lake
  • East Marion vs. Clarkdale
  • Puckett vs. Loyd Star

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Class 3A

North (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Booneville vs. Yazoo County
  • Noxubee County vs. Coahoma County
  • Edwards vs. Belmont
  • Independence vs. Choctaw County
  • North Panola vs. Aberdeen
  • O’Bannon vs. Alcorn Central
  • Winona vs. Holly Springs
  • Kossuth vs. Amanda Elzy

South (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Southeast Lauderdale vs. Jefferson County
  • Presbyterian Christian vs. Raleigh
  • Hazelhurst vs. Pisgah
  • Magee vs. St. Stanislaus
  • Seminary vs. West Marion
  • Port Gibson vs. Quitman
  • Tylertown vs. Jefferson Davis County
  • Union vs. Franklin County

Class 4A

North (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • Corinth vs. Ripley
  • Kosciusko vs. Itawamba Agricultural
  • Senatobia vs. North Pontotoc
  • Houston vs. Greenwood
  • Shannon vs. Yazoo City
  • Clarksdale vs. Tishomingo County
  • Louisville vs. Amory
  • New Albany vs. Rosa Fort

South (all games start at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6)

  • West Lauderdale vs. South Pike
  • Greene County vs. Richland
  • Poplarville vs. Northeast Lauderdale
  • Morton vs. Forrest County Agricultural
  • Mendenhall vs. Bay
  • McComb vs. Choctaw Central
  • Pass Christian vs. Forest
  • Newton County vs. Columbia

Once the games wrap up on Friday night, be sure to tune in to the Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance Company High School Football Scoreboard Show to get a rundown of the action.