<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=40IaiY_1H4ft2o500" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=40IaiY_1H4ft2o500" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>The End Zone: See local high school football scores here (WLBT)</figcaption></figure>JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Week 13 of high school football is here!<h2>Game of the Week</h2><h2>MAIS 4A, Division I State Championship: Jackson Prep vs. Hartfield Academy</h2>For the third time in four seasons, Jackson Prep and Hartfield Academy met with a state championship on the line. It was the fifth straight year the two rivals had met in the postseason.Hartfield beat Prep for the state title in 2023 and again in 2024. The Hawks also ended the Patriots’ season a year ago, their third straight playoff win over Prep.Prep won the most recent meeting, 31-19 at Hartfield in October. The second-seeded Patriots came in 11-1 and had won seven straight. Fourth-seeded Hartfield came in 7-4.This time, the Battle of Lakeland Drive was for a state title, at Mississippi Christian University in Clinton.Prep struck first. Herrin Goodman took a handoff, followed his blockers, made a man miss and scored as the Patriots’ student section erupted.Hartfield answered. Ethan Elliott hit Luke Wesson over the middle, and Wesson stiff-armed a defender to the ground on his way to the game-tying touchdown.Prep went back to Goodman. He got to the outside and dove across the goal line for his second touchdown.The Hawks answered again when Elliott found Dylan Harris, who outran everyone to the end zone.It went back and forth all night. With about two minutes left, Prep scored the go-ahead touchdown.Jackson Prep beat Hartfield Academy 34-27 for the MAIS Class 4A, Division I state championship. It is the Patriots’ first state title since 2022.<h2>MAIS 3A, Division I Semifinal: Leake Academy @ Tri-County Academy</h2>Tri-County was chasing its sixth straight trip to the state championship game. Leake Academy beat Tri-County on a last-second field goal in last year’s title game and wanted to get back.Tri-County struck first. On fourth-and-goal, quarterback Brady Busby found Cade Hunt out of the backfield, and Hunt went untouched into the end zone.Leake answered in the second quarter with some trickery. Quarterback Majure Chandler swung a pass to Henley Jenkins, who lateraled to Garrett Adcock. Adcock slipped inside the pylon to tie the game.Tri-County had an answer on the ensuing kickoff. Hunt took the return all the way back for a touchdown to put the Rebels back in front.Tri-County won 55-30 and will play Heritage Academy for the MAIS Class 3A, Division I state championship at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Jackson Academy.OTHER MAIS PLAYOFF RESULTS<ul><li>MAIS 4A, Division II Semifinals:</li><li>Parklane Academy 47, Copiah Academy 7</li><li>Magnolia Heights 41, Bayou Academy 3</li></ul><ul><li>MAIS 3A, Division I Semifinal:</li><li>Heritage Academy 42, Silliman Institute 13</li></ul><ul><li>MAIS 3A, Division II Semifinals:</li><li>Cathedral 35, Central Hinds Academy 26</li><li>Wayne Academy 35, Riverfield Academy 6</li></ul><ul><li>MAIS 2A Semifinals</li></ul><ul><li>Oak Hill Academy 22, North Delta 14</li><li>Lee Academy 28, Winona Christian 7</li></ul><h2>MHSAA 7A, First Round: Hernando @ Madison Central</h2>The Class 5A through 7A playoffs opened Friday night, starting in 7A with Madison Central.The Jaguars, the No. 2 seed in their region, came in having won four straight. They hosted Hernando in the first meeting ever between the two schools.After a scoreless first quarter, quarterback Tripp Smith threaded a pass between two defenders to Jack Brunini for an apparent touchdown. A late flag wiped it out, and the Jaguars settled for a field goal.Hernando tried to answer with a screen pass, but the ball was tipped. Triston Watkins picked it off and returned it for a touchdown.On the next possession, Smith went deep again and found Adrion Harris for a leaping 40-yard touchdown catch in the end zone.Madison Central shut out Hernando 24-0 for its fifth straight win. The Jaguars will travel to Tupelo on Nov. 20.<h2>MHSAA 7A, First Round: Brandon @ Gulfport</h2>Brandon went to the Coast for a rematch of last season’s Class 7A South State championship against defending state champion Gulfport.The Bulldogs played without four-star running back Tyson Robinson.Gulfport struck first. Jackson Wolverton found Amijai Frederick, who raced to the outside and into the end zone for a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Shaw Killebrew added a field goal to make it 10-0.Just before halftime, Brandon quarterback Sladen Shack hit Josh Parker on a deep touchdown pass to make it 10-7 at the break.Brandon outscored Gulfport 14-3 in the second half. Parker, a four-star receiver who transferred from Jackson Prep, finished with two touchdown catches and a touchdown pass.Brandon won 21-13, ending Gulfport’s seven-game winning streak and its bid for back-to-back titles. The Bulldogs will travel to Meridian on Nov. 20.OTHER CLASS 7A PLAYOFF RESULTS<ul><li>Tupelo 35, Starkville 0: Tupelo will host Madison Central</li><li>Oxford 28, Horn Lake 7: Oxford will host Germantown</li><li>Germantown 56, DeSoto Central 42: Germantown will travel to Oxford</li><li>Oak Grove 34, Biloxi 8: Oak Grove will host D’Iberville</li><li>D’Iberville 42, Petal 35: D’Iberville will travel to Oak Grove</li><li>Meridian 39, St. Martin 13: Meridian will host Brandon</li></ul><h2>MHSAA 6A, First Round: Grenada @ Warren Central</h2>Defending state champion Warren Central opened the Class 6A playoffs with a rematch against Grenada, which ended the Vikings’ season in 2023 and 2024.The Vikings came in 10-0 with 19 straight wins. Grenada came in off a 55-14 win over Saltillo.With 13 seconds left in the first half, Nash Morgan found Layton Lee for the game’s first touchdown, and Warren Central led 7-0 at halftime.Defense ruled the night, including a big pass breakup by Jamal Washington. Warren Central controlled the ball and the clock, then pulled away in the second half.The Vikings won 36-0. They will host Canton on Nov. 20, a rematch of Warren Central’s 21-14 win at Canton on Nov. 5.<h2>MHSAA 6A, First Round: Canton @ Center Hill</h2>Canton made a nearly three-hour trip to face Center Hill.On Canton’s first drive, Antwain Truss took an end-around, made one move and slipped a tackle on his way to a touchdown of nearly 80 yards.Center Hill got on the board in the second quarter when Haiden Cosby took a handoff and dove into the end zone.In the third quarter, Canton sophomore quarterback Jaden Gee kept it on a read option, found a running lane and dove across the goal line for a touchdown.Canton won 21-17 and will travel to Warren Central on Nov. 20.<h2>MHSAA 6A, First Round: Terry @ Hancock</h2>Terry traveled to Kiln to face Hancock on the south side of the 6A bracket.After both teams traded punts, Hancock’s Marcus Sams read a pass perfectly. He picked it off and outran the Terry offense more than 50 yards for a touchdown.Terry answered when quarterback Krishon Thigpen found Kolby George for a touchdown that tied the game 7-7.Hancock took control from there and won 28-23, its fourth straight win. The Hawks will travel to Hattiesburg on Nov. 20.OTHER CLASS 6A PLAYOFF RESULTS<ul><li>Lake Cormorant 42, Ridgeland 10: Lake Cormorant will host South Panola</li><li>South Panola 35, Neshoba Central 0: South Panola will travel to Lake Cormorant</li><li>Hattiesburg 34, Pearl River Central 29: Hattiesburg will host Hancock</li><li>Picayune 49, George County 21: Picayune will host West Jones</li><li>West Jones 42, Gautier 12: West Jones will travel to Picayune</li></ul><h2>MHSAA 5A, First Round: Lafayette @ Lanier</h2>Lanier was the only Jackson Public Schools team to make the playoffs this season. The Bulldogs lost in the first round a year ago and wanted a deeper run this time.Lanier, the No. 2 seed out of Region 2, entered 9-2 and hosted 8-3 Lafayette at Hughes Field.Lafayette returned the opening kickoff to the Lanier 49. On the next play, John Colt Robertson handed off to Corey Howell, who dodged a defender and went untouched for a 7-0 lead.Later in the first quarter, Lanier quarterback Darrell Roberts was stopped on a keeper to set up third down. On the next snap, Roberts rolled right and hit Jerryde Jackson, who pushed through and dove in for a touchdown.It came down to the wire, and Lanier won 36-35, its third straight win. The Bulldogs will travel to New Hope on Nov. 20.OTHER CLASS 5A PLAYOFF RESULTS<ul><li>New Hope 35, Holmes County Central 16: New Hope will host Lanier</li><li>West Point 50, Leake Central 45: West Point will travel to Cleveland Central</li><li>Cleveland Central 22, Pontotoc 16: Cleveland Central will host West Point</li><li>Brookhaven 42, Purvis 0: Brookhaven will host Laurel</li><li>Laurel 42, Stone 27: Laurel will travel to Brookhaven</li><li>Wayne County 69, Sumrall 56: Wayne County will host South Jones</li><li>South Jones 26, East Central 21: South Jones will travel to Wayne County</li></ul><h2>MHSAA 4A, Second Round: McComb @ Mendenhall</h2>It was a battle of the Tigers as McComb, winners of four straight, visited Mendenhall.Mendenhall struck first when quarterback Ty Davis kept it on a read option, got to the outside and raced into the end zone.McComb then lined up to punt, but the snap was low and went through the punter’s legs. The punter kicked the ball out the back of the end zone, an illegal kick, and Mendenhall was awarded a safety to go up 9-0.Davis later threw a strike to Jaiwon Williams for a touchdown. Mendenhall led 29-0 at halftime.Mendenhall won 41-16 and will travel to undefeated Pass Christian on Nov. 20.OTHER CLASS 4A PLAYOFF RESULTS<ul><li>Kosciusko 27, Corinth 13: Kosciusko will travel to Senatobia</li><li>Senatobia 36, Greenwood 21: Senatobia will host Kosciusko</li><li>Shannon 39, Clarksdale 15: Shannon will travel to Louisville</li><li>Louisville 42, New Albany 7: Louisville will host Shannon</li><li>Greene County 28, West Lauderdale 21: Greene County will travel to Poplarville</li><li>Poplarville 63, Morton 35: Poplarville will host Greene County</li><li>Pass Christian 35, Columbia 28: Pass Christian will host Mendenhall</li></ul><h2>Play of the Day: Tri-County RB Cade Hunt’s Kickoff Return</h2>Want more WLBT news in your inbox? 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