Gene’s Journal

For the Daily Journal’s area high schools

Class 6A
Tupelo    1,968    (5A)
Starkville    1,105    (5A)

Class 5A
West Point    1,030    (4A)
Oxford    856    (4A)
Saltillo    761    (4A)

Class 4A
Itawamba AHS    694
Lafayette Co.    687
Shannon    661
Pontotoc    652
Tishomingo Co.    637
New Albany    594
Amory    569     (3A)
Houston    513     (3A)
North Pontotoc    511     (3A)

Class 3A
Kossuth    476
Aberdeen    463
Corinth    463
Holly Springs    453
Alcorn Central    449
Ripley    439
Mooreville    423
Booneville    400
South Pontotoc    418
Nettleton    397
Belmont    309     (2A)
Class 2A
Mantachie    293
Hatley    290
Bruce    279
New Site    256
Baldwyn    248
Hamilton    236
Walnut    231
East Union    222
East Webster    215     (1A)
Calhoun City    207     (1A)
Hickory Flat    201     (1A)
Ashland    194     (1A)

Class 1A
Myrtle    189
H.W. Byers    188     (2A)
Potts Camp    186
Okolona    184
Vardaman    180
Smithville    175
Wheeler    174
West Union    173
Ingomar    169
Biggersville    166
Houlka    165
Pine Grove    161
Falkner    156
Tremont    117
Thrasher    114
Jumpertown    84
Blue Mountain    75

Here are the first-round pairings for the MHSAA Class 2A, 3A and 4A state football playoffs. Note: The 1A and 5A playoffs begin Nov. 14:

4A
Yazoo County (4-6) at Shannon (9-1)
Clarksdale (4-5) at West Lauderdale (7-3)
Tishomingo County (5-5) at Pearl (8-2)
West Point (8-2) at Lafayette County (6-4)
Hernando (8-2) at Noxubee County (9-0)
Yazoo City (7-3) at Itawamba AHS (9-1)
New Hope (6-4) at Cleveland (8-2)
Pontotoc (5-5) at Vicksburg (8-2)
Forrest Co. AHS (6-3) at Wayne Co. (10-0)
Forest Hill (7-3) at Picayune (8-2)
West Jones (7-3) at Gautier (5-4)
St. Stanislaus (8-2) at Brookhaven (6-2)
Mendenhall (4-6) at D’Iberville (10-0)
Stone (6-4) at Quitman (9-1)
Bay High (4-6) at Lawrence Co. (9-1)
NE Jones (7-3) at Moss Point (6-3)

3A
Holly Springs (5-5) at Corinth (10-0)
Amory (5-5) at Velma Jackson (8-1)
North Pontotoc (7-3) at Senatobia (6-4)
Lexington McClain (7-3) at Louisville (7-3)
Aberdeen (8-2) at Charleston (8-2)
Tunica Rosa Fort (7-3) at Ripley (8-2)
East Side (5-5) at Winona (7-3)
Booneville (6-4) at North Panola (6-4)
Jefferson Co. (5-5) at Newton Co. (9-1)
Collins (5-5) at Perry Central (7-3)
Raleigh (5-4) at Tylertown (8-0)
Greene County (5-5) at Magee (7-3)
Crystal Springs (5-5) at Columbia (8-2)
South Pike (5-2) at Morton (5-5)
Purvis (7-3) at Hazelhurst (7-2)
SE Lauderdale (4-5) at Franklin Co. (9-1)

2A
Coahoma County (4-5) at Baldwyn (9-1)
Ackerman (8-2) at South Delta (7-3)
Belmont (6-4) at West Bolivar (8-2)
Hollandale Simmons (7-2) at Bruce (7-3)
Water Valley (5-5) at Leland (8-2)
West Tallahatchie (5-5) at Walnut (8-2)
O’Bannon (4-6) at Eupora (8-2)
Hamilton (5-5) at Leflore County (6-4)
Bay Springs at Forest (10-0)
Wesson (7-2) at St. Patrick (6-3)
Newton (5-5) at Taylorsville (10-0)
East Marion (5-4) at Hinds AHS (8-2)
Loyd Star (4-5) at Bassfield (8-2)
Mize (5-5) at Philadelphia (8-2)
North Forrest (6-4) at St. Andrew’s (8-2)
Scott Central (6-3) at Enterprise (8-2)

Second round pairings for games involving NEMiss teams:
4A
Shannon-Yazoo County vs. Clarksdale-West Lauderdale
West Point-Lafayette County vs. Tishomingo County-Pearl
Pontotoc-Vicksburg vs. New Hope-Cleveland
IAHS-Yazoo City vs. Hernando-Noxubee County

3A
Corinth-Holly Springs vs. Amory-Velma Jackson
North Pontotoc-Senatobia vs. Louisville-McClain
Booneville-North Panola vs. Winona-East Side
Ripley-Rosa Fort vs. Aberdeen-Charleston

2A
Baldwyn-Coahoma Co. vs. Ackerman-South Delta
Bruce-Simmons vs. Belmont-West Bolivar
Hamilton-Leflore Co. vs. Eupora-O’Bannon
Walnut-West Tallahatchie vs. Water Valley-Leland

Kossuth High School’s Steve Lyles has resigned his position as head baseball coach to become the Lady Aggies’ fast-pitch softball coach this spring.
Lyles, who has coached baseball for 23 seasons at Kossuth, South Pontotoc, Marshall Academy and Greenville, coached slow-pitch softball this fall.
“I really enjoyed coaching slow-pitch,” he said. “This will be my first time to coach fast-pitch.
“I just thought it was time for a change.”