The state playoffs on the boys’ side of the ledger tip-off Monday night across the state of Mississippi and there are 17 teams representing the “Southern Six” in action this week.
First-round action begins with the second seeds from various respective regions hosting the third seeds from various respective regions on Tuesday night. The winners from Tuesday night (as well as the girls’ winning teams from Monday and Tuesday) advance into action Friday (girls) and Saturday (boys).
Here is the Mississippi High School Association’s first-round playoff schedule. All games are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
CLASS 6A
Boys
Tuesday
Lewisburg at Clinton
Murrah at DeSoto Central
Grenada at Southaven
South Panola at Tupelo
Oak Grove at D’Iberville
Ocean Springs at Meridian
Pearl at Harrison Central
Gulfport at Terry, 7:30 p.m.
Teams with First Round Byes: Starkville, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Madison Central, Brandon, Northwest Rankin, Pascagoula, Biloxi.
Girls
Monday
Lewisburg at Madison Central
Clinton at DeSoto Central
Grenada at South Panola
Southaven at Starkville
Oak Grove at Ocean Springs
Pascagoula at Meridian
Warren Central at Harrison Central
Tuesday
Gulfport at Terry
Teams with First Round Byes: Tupelo, Center Hill, Horn Lake, Germantown, Brandon, Northwest Rankin, D’Iberville, Biloxi.
CLASS 5A
Boys
Tuesday
Lafayette at Vicksburg
Forest Hill at Lake Cormorant
Columbus at Neshoba Central, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgeland at Saltillo
Brookhaven at West Harrison
Pearl River Central at Florence
Wayne County at Vancleave
Gautier at South Jones
Teams with First Round Byes: New Hope, Cleveland Central, Canton, Provine, West Jones, Hattiesburg, Picayune, George County.
Girls
Monday
Cleveland Central at Callaway
Forest Hill at Greenville
Holmes County Central at New Hope
Natchez at Long Beach
Pearl River Central at Brookhaven
Hattiesburg at George County
East Central at Wayne County
Tuesday
Columbus at Neshoba Central
Teams with First Round Byes: West Point, Lafayette, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, West Jones, Laurel, West Harrison, Gautier.
CLASS 4A
Boys
Tuesday
Gentry at Corinth
New Albany at Louisville
Caledonia at Yazoo City
West Lauderdale at South Pontotoc
NE Lauderdale at Pontotoc
Mooreville at Greenwood
Ripley at Choctaw Central
Clarksdale at Itawamba AHS
Mendenhall at Forrest Co. AHS
Moss Point at Lanier
Columbia at Quitman
South Pike at Pass Christian, 7 p.m.
Greene County at Raymond
Northeast Jones at Lawrence County
McComb at Bay High
Sumrall at Newton County
Girls
Senatobia at Tishomingo County
North Pontotoc at Choctaw Central
Corinth at Gentry
Kosciusko at Pontotoc
Leake Central at South Pontotoc
Itawamba AHS at Clarksdale
Ripley at Louisville
Yazoo City at Mooreville
Mendenhall at Lawrence County
Greene County at North Pike
Purvis at Quitman
Lanier at Bay High
Moss Point at Raymond
Northeast Jones at Sumrall
Columbia at Newton County
Tuesday
South Pike at Pass Christian, 5:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Boys
Tuesday
Winona at Booneville, 7:30 p.m.
Rosa Fort at Amory
Water Valley at Ruleville
Aberdeen at North Panola
Noxubee County at Byhalia
Kossuth at Amanda Elzy, 7:30 p.m.
Holly Springs at Nettleton
Humphreys County at Alcorn Central, 5 p.m.
Union at Port Gibson, 7:30 p.m.
Jefferson Davis County at Crystal Springs
Jefferson County at Morton
St. Andrew’s at St. Patrick
West Marion at Magee
Forest at Hazlehurst
McLaurin at Tylertown
Franklin County at SE Lauderdale
Girls
Monday
Holly Springs at Nettleton
Mantachie at Yazoo County
Hatley at Independence
Amory at North Panola
Rosa Fort at Noxubee County
Enterprise-Clarke at Franklin County
Tylertown at Crystal Springs
Wesson at Morton
Magee at St. Patrick
West Marion at St. Andrew’s
Seminary at Jefferson Davis County
Hazlehurst at Forest
Tuesday
Winona at Booneville
Kossuth at Amanda Elzy
Humphreys County at Alcorn Central, 6:30 p.m.
Union at Port Gibson
