A closer look at MHSAA football playoff scenarios in Classes 5A, 7A - Commercial Dispatch
By Google News Sports ·
With the MHSAA playoffs starting this week for teams in Classes 1A through 4A, along with all classifications in the MAIS, here are the playoff scenarios for MHSAA teams in Classes 5A and 7A in The Dispatch coverage area.
• The winner of the DeSoto Central-Tupelo game on Thursday will be the No. 1 seed, and the loser will be the No. 2 seed.
• If Hernando beats Southaven on Thursday, then the Tigers are the No. 3 seed, and the winner of the Horn Lake-Lewisburg game on Thursday will be the No. 4 seed.
• If Southaven beats Hernando, then Southaven is the No. 3 seed and Hernando is the No. 4 seed.
• This region is set. Oxford is the No. 1 seed, Madison Central the No. 2 seed, Germantown the No. 3 seed, and Starkville has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• If New Hope beats Caledonia on Thursday, then New Hope is the No. 1 seed, the winner of the Lafayette-Pontotoc game on Thursday will be the No. 2 seed, the loser the No. 3 seed, and West Point the No. 4 seed.
• If Caledonia beats New Hope, Pontotoc beats Lafayette, and West Point beats Columbus, then Pontotoc is the No. 1 seed, New Hope the No. 2 seed, West Point the No. 3 seed, and Lafayette the No. 4 seed.
• If Caledonia beats New Hope, Lafayette beats Pontotoc, and West Point beats Columbus, then Lafayette is the No. 1 seed, New Hope the No. 2 seed, Pontotoc the No. 3 seed, and West Point the No. 4 seed.
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Originally published by Google News Sports