With all opening-round match-ups complete, all eyes in the prep basketball circles across the state of Mississippi turn to the upcoming weekend as second-round action tips off.
For the most part, all girls’ games will take place Friday night while the boys will play on Saturday. But there are a few cases involving teams from the “Southern Six” where boys will play on Friday and girls will play on Saturday.
In Biloxi, for example, both the Indians and Lady Indians will host Meridian on Friday night with the girls’ game set for 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at 7:30. And Saturday in Brandon, the Harrison Central girls face BHS at 4:30 followed by the Red Rebels and Bulldogs at 6 p.m.
The winners from this weekend will advance to quarterfinal play next week in four different sites across the state. All squads from the “Southern Six” that advance with a win this weekend will head to Poplarville next week for ongoing action at Pearl River Community College.
2023 MHSAA Basketball Quarterfinal Sites
Dates: February 23-24-25, 2023
2A/4A/6A North Mississippi Valley State University
1A/3A/5A North Itawamba Community College
1A/2A/3A South Clinton High School
4A/5A/6A South Pearl River Community College
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There are 16 total squads from the “Southern Six” still alive in the state playoffs. Here is the complete schedule for games Friday and Saturday. All game times are 6 p.m. otherwise noted.
SECOND ROUND
CLASS 6A
Boys
Friday
DeSoto Central at Horn Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Meridian at Biloxi, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Clinton at Starkville
Southaven at Olive Branch
Tupelo at Madison Central
Oak Grove at Northwest Rankin
Harrison Central at Brandon
Terry at Pascagoula
Girls
Friday
Madison Central at Tupelo
DeSoto Central at Horn Lake
South Panola at Center Hill
Starkville at Germantown
Ocean Springs at Northwest Rankin
Meridian at Biloxi
Gulfport at D’Iberville
Saturday
Harrison Central at Brandon, 4:30 p.m.
CLASS 5A
Boys
Saturday
Vicksburg at New Hope
Forest Hill at Canton
Columbus at Cleveland Central
Saltillo at Provine
West Harrison at Hattiesburg
Florence at George County
Wayne County at West Jones
South Jones at Picayune
Girls
Friday
Callaway at West Point
Greenville at Ridgeland
Neshoba Central at Lafayette
Holmes County Central at Vicksburg
Natchez at Laurel
Gautier at Brookhaven
Hattiesburg at West Jones
Wayne County at West Harrison
CLASS 4A
Boys
Saturday
New Albany at Corinth
West Lauderdale at Yazoo City
Greenwood at Pontotoc
Clarksdale at Choctaw Central
Lanier at Forrest Co. AHS
South Pike at Quitman
Lawrence County at Raymond
Newton County at Bay High
Girls
Friday
Choctaw Central at Tishomingo County
Pontotoc at Gentry
Clarksdale at South Pontotoc
Mooreville at Louisville
Mendenhall at North Pike
Bay High at Quitman
Northeast Jones at Raymond
Newton County at Pass Christian
CLASS 3A
Boys
Saturday
Amory at Booneville
North Panola at Ruleville
Amanda Elzy at Byhalia
Humphreys County at Nettleton
Crystal Springs at Port Gibson
Hazlehurst at Magee
SE Lauderdale at Tylertown
Girls
Friday
Nettleton at Booneville
Independence at Yazoo County
Kossuth at North Panola
Alcorn Central at Noxubee County
Crystal Springs at Franklin County
St. Patrick at Morton
Union at St. Andrew’s
Forest at Jefferson Davis County
