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Last Week's Predictions: 27-2
Aberdeen (6-2) at Mooreville (3-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Aberdeen 52, Nettleton 6; Mantachie 20, Mooreville 14. ... Aberdeen is 2-0, Mooreville 0-2 in Division 2-3A play. ... Kenric McCoy returned pass interception 92 yards for TD in Aberdeen’s win against Nettleton. ... Mooreville RB Ben Johnson scored on TD runs of 5 and 44 yards against Mantachie.
PREDICTION: Aberdeen
Alcorn Central (2-6) at Belmont (4-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Holly Springs 18, Alcorn Central 14; Ripley 35, Belmont 12. ... Alcorn Central is 0-2, Belmont 1-1 in Division 1-3A play. ... Belmont QB Colin Harris suffered a sack and two interceptions last week. ... Cardinals RB Alexander Fancher rushed for 88 yards, 1 TD against Ripley.
PREDICTION: Belmont
Amory (7-1) at Shannon (2-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Amory 41, Corinth 7; Itawamba AHS 41, Shannon 6. ... Amory is 2-0, Shannon 1-1 in Division 1-4A play. ... Amory QB Jon David Poss was 21 of 35 for 243 yards, 2 TD last week. ... Shannon “Wildcat” QB Chavis Dilworth scored on a 14-yard run against IAHS.
PREDICTION: Amory
Baldwyn (5-3) at Bruce (6-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Baldwyn 38, Okolona 6; Bruce 68, Hatley 0. ... Baldwyn and Bruce are both 2-0 in Division 1-2A play. ... Baldwyn DE Reggie Richey recorded 9 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 safeties against Okolona. ... Bruce’s Shaq Pugh had a 54-yard punt return for a TD last week.
PREDICTION: Bruce
Vardaman (4-3) at Biggersville (2-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Vardaman 40, Coldwater 32; Smithville 53, Biggersville 6. ... Vardaman is 4-0, Biggersville 2-3 in Division 1-1A play. ... Vardaman QB Cody Jenkins passed for 2 TDs and rushed for 2 against Coldwater.
PREDICTION: Vardaman
Booneville (5-2) at Holly Springs (4-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Booneville 41, Kossuth 16; Holly Springs 18, Alcorn Central 14. ... Booneville is 2-0, Holly Springs 1-1 in Division 1-3A. ... Zeus Rogers scored 4 TD for Blue Devils in win against Kossuth. ... Ben Norman scored 2 rushing TDs for Holly Springs last week.
PREDICTION: Booneville
Calhoun City (4-4) at Okolona (3-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Calhoun City 49, Walnut 6; Baldwyn 38, Okolona 6. ... Calhoun City is 1-1, Okolona 1-1 in Division 1-2A play. ... Calhoun City’s Jadarius Glass returned a fumble 22 yards for a TD last week. ... Jacolbi Heard scored Okolona’s lone TD against Baldwyn.
PREDICTION: Calhoun City
Tishomingo County (3-5) at Corinth (5-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Pontotoc 36, Tishomingo County 29; Amory 41, Corinth 7. ...Both teams are 0-2 in Division 1-4A play. ... TC kicker Gable Butler kicked a 40-yard FG against Pontotoc. ... RB Robert White scored Corinth’s lone TD against Amory on a 2-yard run.
PREDICTION: Corinth
Williams Sullivan (2-6) at East Webster (6-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Ackerman 40, Williams Sullivan 0; East Webster 34, J.Z. George 6. ... Williams Sullivan is 0-2, East Webster 1-1 in Division 2-2A play. ... Williams Sullivan is located near Durant. ... East Webster’s averaging 204 yards per game rushing.
PREDICTION: East Webster
Falkner (6-1) at Tupelo Christian (0-7)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Falkner 34, Houlka 6; Thrasher 28, TCPS 0. ... Falkner is 3-1, TCPS 0-5 in Division 1-1A play. ... Falkner is averaging 342 yards rushing per game. ... Sophomore RB Jeramie Lawrence has rushed for 1,329 yards to lead Falkner. ... TCPS RB Zachary Tybor has rushed for 759 yards, 7 TD.
PREDICTION: Falkner
J.Z. George (2-6) at Hamilton (3-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – East Webster 34, J.Z. George 6; Eupora 55, Hamilton 15. ... Hamilton is 1-1, J.Z. George 0-2 in Division 2-2A play. ... Hamilton suffered four turnovers – 3 fumbles, 1 interception – in last week’s loss to Eupora.
PREDICTION: Hamilton
Hatley (0-8) at Walnut (2-6)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Bruce 68, Hatley 0; Calhoun City 49, Walnut 6. ... Both teams are 0-2 in Division 1-2A play. ... FB Kylan Crum scored Walnut’s lone TD last week on a 5-yard run.
PREDICTION: Walnut
Houston (7-1) at Noxubee County (8-0)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Houston 55, Caledonia 21; Noxubee County 42, Leake Central 3. ... Houston is 1-1, Noxubee County 2-0 in Division 4-4A play. ... Houston QB Sharone Wright has rushed for 915 yards, 12 TD. ... Noxubee County RB Darrell Robinson has rushed for 1,250 yards, 24 TD.
PREDICTION: Noxubee County
Thrasher (5-1) at H.W. Byers (2-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Thrasher 28, Tupelo Christian 0; Marshall Academy 40, H.W. Byers 0. ... Thrasher is 3-1, Byers 2-2 in Division 1-1A play. ... Thrasher averages 257 yards per game rushing. ... Byers RB Marquis Moore has rushed for 809 yards, 9 TD.
PREDICTION: Thrasher
Ripley (5-3) at Kossuth (1-6)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Ripley 35, Belmont 12; Booneville 41, Kossuth 16. ... Ripley is 2-0, Kossuth 0-2 in Division 1-3A. ... Ripley’s balanced offensive attack averages 187 yards passing, 222 yards rushing per game. ... ... Tigers QB Cody James has passed for 1,231 yards and rushed for 584 yards.
PREDICTION: Ripley
Lafayette (7-1) at New Albany (4-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Lafayette 35, Rosa Fort 6; New Albany 56, North Pontotoc 13. ... Both teams are 2-0 in Division 2-4A play. ... Lafayette RB D.K. Buford has rushed for 556 yards, 10 TD. ... New Albany RB Boston Newsome rushed for 306 yards, 5 TD against North Pontotoc.
PREDICTION: Lafayette
South Pontotoc (1-7) at Mantachie (4-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Water Valley 47, South Pontotoc 20; Mantachie 20, Mooreville 14. ... South Pontotoc is 0-2, Mantachie 1-1 in Division 2-3A play. ... South QB Alex Pannell has passed for 1,092 yards. ... Mantachie’s Hunter Holland returned a KO 86 yards for a TD against Mooreville.
PREDICTION: Mantachie
Water Valley (7-1) at Nettleton (1-7)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Water Valley 47, South Pontotoc 20; Aberdeen 52, Nettleton 6. ... Water Valley is 2-0, Nettleton 1-1 in Division 2-3A play. ... Water Valley is averaging 263 yards per game rushing. ... QB Dakota Cruber passed for Nettleton’s lone TD last week.
PREDICTION: Water Valley
New Site (0-5) at Oak Hill (3-5)
THE BUZZ: Last week – East Union 70, New Site 54; Heritage Academy 42, Oak Hill Academy 0. ... Oak Hill RB Drake Riley averages 4.7 yards per game rushing.
PREDICTION: Oak Hill
North Pontotoc (5-3) at Senatobia (3-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – New Albany 56, North Pontotoc 13; Senatobia 33, Lewisburg 32. ... Both teams are 1-1 in Division 2-4A play. ... North Pontotoc QB Trey Jolly has completed 108 of 207 passes for 1,720 yards, 21 TD. ... Senatobia RB Tevin Wooten has rushed for 638 yards, 7 TD.
PREDICTION: Senatobia
Oxford (7-0) at Hernando (3-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Oxford 26, Lake Cormorant 0; Hernando 19, New Hope 0. ... Oxford is 3-0, Hernando 1-2 in Division 1-5A play. ... Chargers QB Parker Adamson has completed 120 of 197 passes for 1,420 yards, 11 TD.
PREDICTION: Oxford
Itawamba AHS (7-0) at Pontotoc (4-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Itawamba AHS 41, Shannon 6; Pontotoc 36, Tishomingo County 29. ... IAHS is 2-0, Pontotoc 1-1 in Division 1-4A play. ... IAHS RB Ashton Shumpert has rushed for 772 yards, 11 TD. ... Pontotoc RB Deonte Dilworth had rushed for 1,042 yards, 7 TD.
PREDICTION: IAHS
Potts Camp (6-1) at East Union (3-3)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Potts Camp 58, Immanuel 14; East Union 70, New Site 54. ... Potts Camp RB Jamarquis Foster has rushed for 759 yards, 14 TD. ... East Union RB Broderick Montgomery has rushed for 726 yards, 11 TD.
PREDICTION: Potts Camp
West Point (5-2) at Saltillo (5-2)
THE BUZZ: Last week – West Point 42, Clarksdale 0; Center Hill 21, Saltillo 0 OT. ... West Point is 3-0, Saltillo 2-1 in Division 1-5A play. ... Saltillo QB Andrew Soper rushed for 205 yards, 1 TD last week against Center Hill. He has 642 yards rushing, 5 TD this season.
PREDICTION: West Point
Starkville (4-3) at Canton (3-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – Starkville 23, Ridgeland 0; Canton 35, Neshoba Central 15. ... Starkville is 3-0, Canton 1-2 in Division 2-5A play. ... Starkville QB Gabe Myles has rushed for 163 yards and passed for 459 yards in five games this season. ... The Jackets defense has recorded 12 QB sacks.
PREDICTION: Starkville
South Panola (5-2) at Tupelo (3-4)
THE BUZZ: Last week – South Panola 21, Columbus 14; Southaven 14, Tupelo 10. ... South Panola is 3-0, Tupelo 1-2 in Division 1-6A play. ... Tigers QB Rip Kirk has completed 71 of 141 passes for 928 yards, 9 TD. ... RB Quinn Tiggs has rushed for 340 yards to lead the Wave. ... Tupelo’s last win over South Panola was in 2001, 17-14 in Batesville. ... The 1992 state championship THS team will be recognized during the game.
PREDICTION: South Panola