The Starkville High School football team held on to the No. 4 position while West Point moved up a spot to No. 6 in the AP Mississippi Prep Football Top 10 Poll released Tuesday.

The Yellow Jackets (6-0) defeated Clinton 28-21 last week, their third consecutive come-from-behind victory. Starkville is ranked No. 3 in Class 6A, flip-flopping with Ocean Springs (5-0) after the Greyhounds crushed then-No. 8 D’Iberville 42-14.

The Green Wave moved past West Jones (4-1) in both the statewide Top 10 and in the Class 5A poll after their 31-0 win over New Hope. West Jones dropped a notch despite a 41-0 win over Natchez. 

While there was a lot of movement in the Class 3A rankings, Noxubee County remained at No. 5 after the Tigers rebounded from a loss to Louisville, the No. 1 team in Class 4A and No. 9 overall, with a resounding 52-0 win over Hatley.

Among private schools, Heritage Academy slipped past Jackson Academy into the No. 3 spot after defeating Wayne Academy 42-14 while the Raiders lost 30-9 to No. 1 Greenville Christian.

Greenville Christian (7-1) was a unanimous choice at No. 1 in the Top 10 and among private schools. Scott Central (8-0) in Class 2A also received every first-place vote.

Mississippi Top 10

1.Greenville Christian (10) (7-1) 100

2. Oak Grove (4-1) 85
3. Ocean Springs (5-0) 78
4. Starkville (6-0) 76
5. Madison Central (4-1) 49
6. West Point (3-2) 47
7. West Jones (4-1) 37
8. South Panolz (4-1) 28
9. Louisville (5-1) 16
10. Neshoba Central (6-0) 10

Others receiving votes: Madison-Ridgeland Academy 7, D’Iberville 6, Pearl 5, Columbia 3, Tupelo 2, Scott Central 1.

Class 6A

1.Oak Grove (7)  (4-1) 96

2. Ocean Springs (2) (5-0) 88
3. Starkville (1)  (6-0) 85
4. Madison Central (4-2) 69
5. South Panola (4-2) 43

Others receiving votes: Pearl 13, Oxford 6.

Class 5A

1. West Point (5) (3-2)  95
2. West Jones (4) (4-1) 93 
3. Neshoba Central (1) (6-0) 79
4. Picayune (5-1) 72
5. Lafayette (4-2) 49

Others receiving votes: Cleveland Central 6, Gautier 6. <

Class 4A

1. Louisville (8)  (5-1) 98
2. Columbia (2)  (5-1_ 91
3. Poplarville (5-1) 81
4. West Lauderdale (5-1) 68
5. Itawamba Agricultural (5-1) 62

Class 3A

1. Tylertown (8) (6-0) 96
2. Winona (2)  (5-1) 88
3. Magee (4-1) 72
4. North Panola (3-1) 68
5. Noxubee County (3-3) 48

Others receiving votes: Enterprise  15, Raleigh 13.

Class 2A

1. Scott Central (10) (8-0) 100
2. Velma Jackson (5-1) 84
3. Kemper County (4-2) 76
4. Baldwyn (5-1) 55
5. Choctaw County (2-3) 30

Others receiving votes: Northside 23, East Webster 13, Newton 7, Loyd Star 6, Nanih Waiya 6. 

Class 1A

1. Simmons (9) (5-0) 99
2. Bay Springs (1) (3-3) 90
3. Lumberton (3-2) 72
4. McEvans (5-1) 72  
5. Biggersville (3-2) 31

Others receiving votes: South Delta 18, Smithville 6, Mount Olive 6, Taylorsville 6. 

Private Schools

1. Greenville Christian (10) (7-1) 100
2. Madison-Ridgeland (5-3) 87
3. Heritage Academy (8-0) 73
4. Jackson Academy (6-2) 65
5. Leake Academy (6-1) 46

Others receiving votes: Hartfield Academy 23, Jackson Prep 6.

All Associated Press members in Mississippi are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; The Daily Corinthian, Corinth; Enterprise-Journal, McComb; Delta-Democrat Times, Greenville; Laurel Impact, Laurel; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; PinebeltSPORTS, Hattiesburg; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg.

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