CLINTON — A year after an appearance in the MHSAA Class 6A north state championship game, the Starkville High School football team has missed out on the postseason entirely.
A 35-7 loss at Clinton on Friday cost the Jackets (7-3) a spot at a top four seed in Region 2-6A, meaning that they didn’t qualify for the Class 6A playoffs.
Starkville lost to Madison Central 15-9 on Oct. 16 and had to forfeit a game against Warren Central because of COVID-19 guidelines.
Columbus 21, Saltillo 7
Columbus High School broke a 7-7 tie with 14 points in the fourth quarter to wrap up its season with a 21-7 win over Saltillo in Friday’s home game.
The Falcons fell behind 7-0 in the second quarter but tied the game in the third quarter and pulled ahead for good in the fourth.
Columbus ended its season with a 2-8 record.
Tupelo Christian Prep 35, West Lowndes 6
West Lowndes’ regular season came to an end with a 35-6 home loss to Tupelo Christian Prep on Friday.
The Panthers (4-5) trailed just 7-6 at the end of the first quarter, but the Eagles rattled off 28 unanswered in the next three periods to pull away.
West Lowndes’ playoff fate was already set prior to Friday’s game. The Panthers will take on Biggersville on the road next week.
Noxubee County 54, Byhalia 6, MHSAA Class 3A playoffs, first round
MACON — Noxubee County cruised past Byhalia 54-6 to advance in the MHSAA Class 3A playoffs on Friday.
Bobby Shanklin had the first three touchdowns for Noxubee County, all in the first quarter. Antonio Fowler had a touchdown, Zack Andrews had a pick-six, and Anthony Little and Derrick Shanklin also scored in a 48-point first half for the Tigers.
Martavious Wicks had the only touchdown of the second half for Noxubee County.
The Tigers will host Booneville next week in the second round.
Crenshaw Christian Academy (Ala.) 64, Pickens Academy (Ala.) 14, AISA Class A playoffs, first round
LUVERNE, Ala. — Pickens Academy (Alabama) saw its season end Friday night with a 64-14 loss at Crenshaw Christian Academy in the first round of the AISA Class A playoffs.
The Pirates fell behind 29-6 after the first quarter and scored just eight points the rest of the way on a third-quarter touchdown and two-point conversion.
Pickens’ season ended with a 5-6 record.
Aliceville (Ala.) 27, Hatton (Ala.) 14, AHSAA Class 2A playoffs, first round
ALICEVILLE, Ala. — Tyjarian Williams and Jermaine Brewer each accounted for two touchdowns as Aliceville (Alabama) beat Hatton (Alabama) 27-14 in Friday’s home AHSAA Class 2A playoff game.
Williams ran for a 4-yard score and had a 20-yard touchdown pass to TyQuan Simon, while Brewer had scoring runs of 6 and 20 yards for the Yellowjackets (6-4).
Brewer wound up with 15 carries for 105 yards, and Williams was right behind with nine carries for 97 yards. Williams finished 9 of 13 passing for 124 yards.
Landon Ball was Aliceville’s leading receiver with five catches for 48 yards. Brewer had a 28-yard catch, Jamarree Linder had a 24-yard grab, and Simon had a 4-yard catch as well as his 20-yard touchdown snag.
Aliceville will travel to play Cleveland (Alabama) High School in the second round next week.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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