2020 Mississippi high school football preview

The 2020 high school football season has finally arrived. As a run-up to the first MHSAA games on Sept. 4, SBLive rolled out a comprehensive statewide

The 2020 high school football season has finally arrived.

As a run-up to the first MHSAA games on Sept. 4, SBLive rolled out a comprehensive statewide Mississippi high school football preview.

Our in-depth look at every classification in Mississippi high school football includes team previews, player rankings, predictions, coaches polls and much more.

Check out the full preview with links to all of our coverage below. (Feature photo by Keith Warren.)

2020 MISSISSIPPI FOOTBALL PREVIEW

STATEWIDE RANKINGS & POLLS

• SBLIVE POWER 10 RANKINGS: Starkville No. 1 in statewide preseason rankings

• CLASS-BY-CLASS RANKINGS: Starkville, West Point, West Lauderdale hold top spots in 6A, 5A, 4A

• SBLIVE 6A COACHES POLL: Starkville, South Panola clear preseason favorites

TEAM SCHEDULES

• 6A: REGION 1 | REGION 2 | REGION 3 | REGION 4

• 5A: REGION 1 | REGION 2 | REGION 3 | REGION 4

• 4A: REGION 1 | REGION 2 | REGION 3 | REGION 4| REGION 5 | REGION 6 | REGION 7 | REGION 8

• 3A: REGION 1 | REGION 2 | REGION 3 | REGION 4| REGION 5 | REGION 6 | REGION 7 | REGION 8

• 2A: REGION 1 | REGION 2 | REGION 3 | REGION 4| REGION 5 | REGION 6 | REGION 7 | REGION 8

• 1A: REGION 1 | REGION 2 | REGION 3 | REGION 4

TEAM PREVIEWS

6A TEAM PREVIEWS: REGION 1

• DESOTO CENTRAL JAGUARS
• HERNANDO TIGERS
• HORN LAKE EAGLES
• LEWISBURG PATRIOTS
• OLIVE BRANCH CONQUISTADORS
• OXFORD CHARGERS
• SOUTHAVEN CHARGERS
• TUPELO GOLDEN WAVE

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6A TEAM PREVIEWS: REGION 2

• CLINTON ARROWS
• GERMANTOWN MAVERICKS
• MADISON CENTRAL JAGUARS
• SOUTH PANOLA TIGERS
• STARKVILLE YELLOWJACKETS
• WARREN CENTRAL VIKINGS

Note: Region 2 teams Greenville and Murrah will not play this season. Their school districts have canceled fall sports due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

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6A TEAM PREVIEWS: REGION 3

• BRANDON BULLDOGS
• GEORGE COUNTY REBELS
• MERIDIAN WILDCATS
• NORTHWEST RANKIN COUGARS
• OAK GROVE WARRIORS
• PEARL PIRATES
• PETAL PANTHERS
• TERRY BULLDOGS

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6A TEAM PREVIEWS: REGION 4

• BILOXI INDIANS
• D'IBERVILLE WARRIORS
• GULFPORT ADMIRALS
• HANCOCK HAWKS
• HARRISON CENTRAL RED REBELS
• OCEAN SPRINGS GREYHOUNDS
• ST. MARTIN YELLOWJACKETS
• WEST HARRISON HURRICANES

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5A TEAM PREVIEWS: TOP TEAMS

• LAUREL GOLDEN TORNADOES
• NESHOBA CENTRAL ROCKETS
• PICAYUNE MAROON TIDE
• WEST POINT GREEN WAVE
• WEST JONES MUSTANGS

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4A TEAM PREVIEWS: TOP TEAMS

• CORINTH WARRIORS
• ITAWAMBA INDIANS
• WEST LAUDERDALE KNIGHTS

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3A, 2A and 1A previews with top players, Top 5 team rankings, storylines to watch and more.

3A PREVIEW: CAN ANYONE STOP JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY?

2A PREVIEW: WILL TY KEYES BECOME MISSISSIPPI'S ALL-TIME LEADING PASSER?

1A PREVIEW: ROBERT HENRY A BIG REASON LUMBERTON IS THE TEAM TO BEAT

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TOP PLAYERS

• TOP 10 DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
• TOP 10 OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
• TOP 10 QUARTERBACKS
• TOP 10 DEFENSIVE BACKS
• TOP 10 SENIOR WIDE RECEIVERS