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Season: 80-29
Aberdeen (2-2) at West Bolivar (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Noxubee County 45, Aberdeen 0; East Side 30, West Bolivar 20. ... West Bolivar RB Kailo Moore rushed for 93 yards, 2 TD in loss to East Side. ... Aberdeen No. 4 in Journal’s 3A-4A rankings.
PREDICTION: West Bolivar
Ackerman (3-1) at Bruce (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Houston 17, Ackerman 13; Water Valley 17, Bruce 16. ... Ackerman is coached for Adam Dillinger, the son of former Baldwyn coach Jimmy Dillinger. ... Bruce QB Davis Brown has completed 43 of 59 for 736 yards, 10 TD.
PREDICTION: Bruce
Alcorn Central (1-3) at Hatley (0-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Mooreville 47, Alcorn Central 6; Hamilton 52, Hatley 8. ... RB Adam Carter leads Alcorn Central’s running game. He had 145 yards against Biggersville.
PREDICTION: Alcorn Central
Booneville (2-2) at Tishomingo County (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Saltillo 34, Booneville 33; Tishomingo County 15, Kossuth 12. ... Booneville RB/DB Andrew Lambert scored 3 TD against Saltillo, including one on a 41-yard INT return. ... Tishomingo County QB Blake Hawkins had a rushing and passing TD against Kossuth.
PREDICTION: Booneville
Calhoun City (2-2) at Eupora (4-0)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Calhoun City 36, Velma Jackson 21; Eupora 41, West Oktibbeha 10. ... QB Chakel Gates directs the Wildcats’offensive attack. ... Former Weir coach Junior Graham leads Eupora.
PREDICTION: Eupora
Calvary Christian (2-2) at Calhoun Academy (4-0)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Calvary Christian 48, North Sunflower 28; Calhoun Academy 45, Kemper Academy 6. ... Calvary Christian QB Jeremy McFadden produced 523 yards total offense and 7 TD last week. ... Calhoun Academy is 3-0 in MAIS District 1 action.
PREDICTION: Calhoun Academy
Corinth (3-0) at New Albany (2-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Corinth 43, Bolivar (Tenn.) Central 12; Amory 30, New Albany 21. ... Corinth RBs Kendrick Williams (467 yards, 5 TD) and Robert White (444 yards, 4 TD) give Warriors a solid 1-2 rushing punch. ... New Albany’s ground game is RB Boston Newsome, who has rushed for 691 yards, 7 TD.
PREDICTION: New Albany
East Union (2-1) at Ripley (2-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Mantachie 41, East Union 7; Pontotoc 34, Ripley 27. ... Broderick Montgomery scored Urchins’ lone TD last week on a 1-yard run. ... Ripley QB Cody James rushed for a season-high 183 yards against North Pontotoc.
PREDICTION: Ripley
Houlka (0-3) at H.W. Byers (0-3)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Biggersville 52, Houlka 50; Smithville 21, H.W. Byers 10. ... Houlka RB James Buggs rushed fir 264 yards, 5 TD last week. ... Byers RB Marquis Moore averages 90 yards rushing per game.
PREDICTION: Byers
Houston (4-0) at Hamilton (2-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Houston 17, Ackerman 13; Hamilton 52, Hatley 8. ... Houston QB Sharone Wright rushed for 142 yards, 2 TD against Ackerman. ... Houston’s No. 3 in the Journal’s 3A-4A rankings. ... Hamilton RB Deion Howard rushed for 323 yards, 4 TD last week against Hatley.
PREDICTION: Houston
Itawamba AHS (3-0) at Senatobia (2-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – IAHS did not play; Oxford 34, Senatobia 14. ... IAHS defeated Nettleton 35-9 on Aug. 31. ... The Indians hope to have RB/WR Ashton Shumpert in the lineup for the first time this season. He has been sidelined with mono.
PREDICTION: IAHS
Mooreville (2-2) at Belmont (2-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Mooreville 47, Alcorn Central 6; Belmont 39, Baldwyn 20. ... Belmont RB Alexander Fancher has rushed for 540 yards and scored 10 TD in three games. ... Cardinals LB Garrett Burton averages 7.5 tackles per game.
PREDICTION: Belmont
Nettleton (0-4) at Baldwyn (1-3)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Okolona 61, Nettleton 14; Belmont 39, Baldwyn 20. ... Jeremy Cook scored Nettleton’s first TD last week on a 6-yard run. ... Baldwyn QB Corbin Scott has passed for 348 yards, 5 TD.
PREDICTION: Baldwyn
Noxubee County (4-0) at West Point (2-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Noxubee County 45, Aberdeen 0; West Point 47, Starkville 22. ... Noxubee County is ranked No. 2 in the state’s Associated Press 4A poll while West Point is No. 4 in the AP’s 5A rankings. ... West Point RB Aeris Williams rushed for 164 yards, 3 TD last week.
PREDICTION: Noxubee County
Okolona (2-2) at Amory (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Okolona 61, Nettleton 14; Amory 30, New Albany 21. ... Okolona’s Jacolbi Heard had a 96-yard interception return for a TD against Nettleton. ... Amory QB Jon David Poss has completed 43 of 71 passes for 918 yards, 11 TD, 2 INT.
PREDICTION: Amory
Pontotoc (2-2) at North Pontotoc (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Pontotoc 34, Ripley 27; North Pontotoc 47, South Pontotoc 31. ... Pontotoc QB Marcus Reed threw for 3 TD last week. ... North Pontotoc QB Trey Jolly rushed for 3 TD and passed for 2 TD against rival South Pontotoc.
PREDICTION: Pontotoc
Potts Camp (2-1) at Mantachie (2-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Potts Camp 18, Stayhorn 7; Mantachie 41, East Union 7. ... Potts Camp’s Jamarcus Foster rushed for 104 yards, 3 TD against Strayhorn. ... Mantachie RB Mac Grimes rushed for 117, 2 TD against East Union.
PREDICTION: Mantachie
Shannon (1-3) at Lafayette (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Tupelo 24, Shannon 16; Lafayette 69, Duval, Fla. 0. ... Shannon RB Diamante Pounds rushed for 188 yards against Golden Wave. ... Lafayette RB D.K. Buford has rushed for 328 yards, 4 TD this season.
PREDICTION: Lafayette
Smithville (3-0) at Vardaman (1-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Smithville 21, H.W. Byers 10; Vardaman 34, Falkner 26. ... Vardaman RB Donta Walker rushed for 85 yards, 2 TD in Division 1-1A win against Falkner. ... Smithville and Vardaman are tied with Coldwater and Biggersville for division lead at 1-0.
PREDICTION: Vardaman
South Pontotoc (1-3) at North Panola (0-3)
THE BUZZ: Last week – North Pontotoc 47, South Pontotoc 31; DeSoto Central 49, North Panola 6. ... South Pontotoc QB Alex Pannell has completed 35 of 65 passes for 667 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT. ... Pannell has also rushed for 278 yards, 5 TD.
PREDICTION: South Pontotoc
Thrasher (2-0) at Coldwater (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Thrasher 35, Benton County 6; Coldwater 46, Tupelo Christian Prep 14. ... This is a Division 1-1A game. ... Thrasher has averaged 244 yards per game rushing. ... Coldwater’s lone loss was to Strayhorn, 26-12, on Aug. 30.
PREDICTION: Coldwater
Tupelo Christian (0-3) at Biggersville (1-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Coldwater 46, Tupelo Christian Prep 14; Biggersville 52, Houlka 50. ... This is a Division 1-1A game. ... TCPS RB Zachary Tybor rushed for 126 yards last week against Coldwater. ... Biggersville QB Blake Stacy has passed for 540 yards, 3 TD.
PREDICTION: Biggersville
Walnut (1-3) at East Webster (3-1)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Middleton, Tenn. 38, Walnut 28; Caledonia 27, East Webster 10. ... Walnut FB Kylan Crum rushed for 2 TD, including one for 46 yards against Middleton. ... East Webster QB Deangelo Liggins rushed for 108 yards against Caledonia.
PREDICTION: East Webster