HOW THEY FARED

(Rankings updated on Monday)

LARGE SCHOOLS

1. Starkville (4-0): Beat Meridian 38-20. This week: at Germantown.

2. West Point (3-1): Beat Lafayette 21-15. This week: at Saltillo.

3. Oxford (3-0): Beat Southaven 31-28. This week: hosts Lewisburg.

4. Corinth (2-2): Lost to MRA 51-17. This week: at Tishomingo County.

5. Pontotoc (3-1): Beat Ripley 31-20. This week: hosts Mooreville .

SMALL SCHOOLS

1. Amory (3-1): Lost to New Albany 31-10. This week: at Kossuth.

2. Booneville (2-1): Idle. This week: at Alcorn Central.

3. Biggersville (4-0): Beat Myrtle 52-0. This week: hosts Ashland.

4. Nettleton (3-0): Beat Aberdeen 20-0. This week: hosts Belmont.

5. Houston (2-2): Beat Itawamba AHS 28-14. This week: hosts Noxubee County.

LOOKING BACK

West Point continues to be a thorn in Lafayette’s side. The Green Wave defeated the Commodores 21-15 for a sixth-straight win over their Division 1-5A rival dating back to 2017. … Hernando picked up its first ever win over Tupelo, 21-19. … Biggersville rolled over Myrtle 52-0 in a Division 1-1A meeting. The Lions have outscored their opponents 116-0 over the last two weeks. … New Albany knocked off previously unbeaten Amory 31-10 with a dominant performance up front.

LOOKING AHEAD

Amory gets its chance to bounce back with a tough Division 1-3A game at Kossuth. … Calhoun City, fresh off its second-straight win of the season, will get tested again on the road against East Webster. … A injury-ridden Tupelo squad visits Olive Branch (4-0) this Friday. … Itawamba AHS looks toward a much-improved South Pontotoc team, which is coming off a 38-7 win over Walnut.

STAR POWER

Tupelo Christian QB Khi Holiday broke the school record with 560 total yards and 9 TDs last week but broke his own record a week later with 9 TDs on offense and a pick-6 on defense for 10 TDs in a 69-21 win over Noxapater. … Biggersville’s Zae Davis had two punt returns for 105 yards and 2 TDs, plus RB Goldman Butler had 169 yards and 4 TDs on 16 carries in a 52-0 win over Myrtle. … Mooreville RB Alyk Houle totaled 5 TDs in a 48-22 win over Mantachie.

Dillon Barnes