Gene’s Journal

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