New MHSAA Classifications

[615dawg]

Current → 2027–29	Schools
7A → 6A	Pearl
6A → 5A	Greenville, Neshoba Central
5A → 6A	Cleveland Central
5A → 4A	Northeast Jones, Purvis, Sumrall
4A → 5A	Greenwood
4A → 3A	Mendenhall, Ripley, Rosa Fort
3A → 4A	Booneville, St. Stanislaus
3A → 2A	Aberdeen, Mantachie, Thomas E. Edwards
2A → 3A	Clarkdale
2A → 1A	Hamilton, J.Z. George, Leland, Sacred Heart, Velma Jackson
1A → 2A	Bogue Chitto, H.W. Byers, Riverside, Vardaman

North Tippah will be 3A, combining Walnut, currently 2A, and Falkner, currently 1A.

2027-29 MHSAA Classifications – Mississippi High School Activities Association

www.misshsaa.com

 

[Duke Humphrey]

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Surprised to see a few delta schools go up in classification

 

[Anon1749038494]

Greenville dropping to 5A is alarming

 

[vhdawg]

I can't open the full file from MHSAA at work....is Pearl dropping just to get the same number of teams in each 7A region? Happened to look at the current classifications this weekend and noticed one region had one more school in it than the other three regions.

[Disclaimer: My Hillcrest education makes me very very ignorant of public school sports classifications and such.]

 

[8dog]

PCS at 230 with the multiplier is kind of surprising. That’s small

 

[coachtaylor.sixpack]

PCS at 230 with the multiplier is kind of surprising. That’s small

They did not do the multiplier this year.

 

[8dog]

They did not do the multiplier this year.

Wow.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I can't open the full file from MHSAA at work....is Pearl dropping just to get the same number of teams in each 7A region? Happened to look at the current classifications this weekend and noticed one region had one more school in it than the other three regions.

[Disclaimer: My Hillcrest education makes me very very ignorant of public school sports classifications and such.]

Pearl dropped because there isn’t a tie for 24th like there was when reclassification was previously done.

I can’t recall if they were in that tie for 24th two years ago. However, Pearl is the largest 6A school.

 

[bully12]

I had hoped North Tippah (Walnut/Falkner) would remain in 2a; there's not enough combined talent there (and I hope I'm wrong about this) to be remotely competitive in 3a. Will probably end up playing Ripley every year.

 

[patdog]

Interesting. The 3 schools that moved from 4A to 5A last cycle (NE Jones, Sumrall & Purvus) go right back down. District 3- 6A just got tougher with Pearl, West Jones, Hattiesburg, George Co & Terry.

 

[patdog]

Surprised to see a few delta schools go up in classification

I think Greenwood is consolidating & taking in a county school.

 

[patdog]

Pearl dropped because there isn’t a tie for 24th like there was when reclassification was previously done.

I can’t recall if they were in that tie for 24th two years ago. However, Pearl is the largest 6A school.

I heard (but not verified) that Meridian & Murrah were the 2 schools tied for 24th last cycle. 22nd & 24th this cycle. Sucks for Murrah. They really need to move down.

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

I had hoped North Tippah (Walnut/Falkner) would remain in 2a; there's not enough combined talent there (and I hope I'm wrong about this) to be remotely competitive in 3a. Will probably end up playing Ripley every year.

Yes, we went through this at Wesson when my son was in 9th grade. We had no business in Region 7-3A in football and basketball. He played 4 years getting skull-dragged in basketball especially, then they reclassified to 2A after he graduated. It sucked majorly.

 

[patdog]

Scanning this man how Moss Point has fallen. Used to be a Big 8 and old 5A power. Now 311 students & only 8 away from being 3A.

 

[ll Martain ll]

Does Mississippi really have enough differentiation to need 7 levels? It seems excessive to me.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Scanning this man how Moss Point has fallen. Used to be a Big 8 and old 5A power. Now 311 students & only 8 away from being 3A.

Guessing Katrina at first, and then the growth of East Central, did them in.

But yeah they put out players in the old days.

 

[dstatechamps]

Does Mississippi really have enough differentiation to need 7 levels? It seems excessive to me.

More classes = more playoff teams = more money for the MHSAA. There are a lot of teams that make the playoffs that have no business making the playoffs.

In 3A there are 39 football playing schools. 32 of them make the playoffs.

Ridiculous.

 

[patdog]

Guessing Katrina at first, and then the growth of East Central, did them in.

But yeah they put out players in the old days.

The decline started even before Katrina. But yeah, that really hurt. Migration to East Central & Vancleave. Used to work about 4-5 weeks per year in Pascagoula back then. Even before Katrina MP was a blighted shell. I can’t imagine how bad it is now.

 

[L4Dawg]

More classes = more playoff teams = more money for the MHSAA. There are a lot of teams that make the playoffs that have no business making the playoffs.

In 3A there are 39 football playing schools. 32 of them make the playoffs.

Ridiculous.

In 1A they all make it.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I think Greenwood is consolidating & taking in a county school.

Both Leflore County and Amanda Elzy will be merged into Greenwood

 

[patdog]

Both Leflore County and Amanda Elzy will be merged into Greenwood

And still only 30 students away from staying 4A. Wow.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Katrina ?? 21 years ago on the other side of the state ? Probly dont even have schools in Waveland then

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Does Mississippi really have enough differentiation to need 7 levels? It seems excessive to me.

It's not really about the overall number, it's about the difference in the levels. And it's all between 5A and 7A. It's a parabolic effect, the top teams (like Brandon) are just so big they exaggerate the divisions.

In 3A there are 39 football playing schools. 32 of them make the playoffs.

Ridiculous.

The size of the actual playoffs is ridiculous, yes.

 

[Villagedawg]

Regions will be set Nov. 5.

 

[johnson86-1]

Katrina ?? 21 years ago on the other side of the state ? Probly dont even have schools in Waveland then

Guessing you are under 30 and don't actually remember Katrina? Just FYI, this was Katrina. The eye hitting in Waveland does not mean that Moss Point wasn't hit. Moss Point still had 20 ft of water in places.





That said, I think Moss Point's issues weren't really Katrina. I think people have been fleeing it just like they flee jackson. They just don't have the capital and jobs associated with it to cause people to talk about it or for there to be a lot of interest in reversing it.

 

[615dawg]

In 7A, one of the Coast teams (likely D'iberville or Harrison Central) is going to have to be in Region 3, where their closest district game will be an hour and a half away.

 

[GoDawgz52]

Mendenhall dropping back to 3A after being 4A for so long is surprising....with that being said, it puts Mendenhall and Magee back as a district game and back to the end of the schedule the way it should have been like it was forever.
There are a few schools in 3A that can compete for the title and Mendenhall, Magee, Noxubee, Seminary should be at the top.

 

[patdog]

In 7A, one of the Coast teams (likely D'iberville or Harrison Central) is going to have to be in Region 3, where their closest district game will be an hour and a half away.

7A should go to 3 8-team divisions.
Horn Lake, Southaven, Desoto, Hernando, Lewisburg, Oxford, Tupelo, Starkville
Madison, Germantown, Clinton, Murrah, NWR, Brandon, Meridian, Oak Grove
Petal, Ocean Springs, St Martin, Biloxi, Gulfport, d'Ibervile, Harrison Central, West Harrison

You'd have to give a wild card to the best 6th place team and send the Central playoff teams north or south based on geography (generally Germantown, Madison, Clinton & NWR would go north and the rest would go south).

 

[dawgstudent]

More classes = more playoff teams = more money for the MHSAA. There are a lot of teams that make the playoffs that have no business making the playoffs.

In 3A there are 39 football playing schools. 32 of them make the playoffs.

Ridiculous.

MAIS is even worse. Porters Chapel is making the playoffs at 2-9 (0-4).

https://www.vicksburgpost.com/sports/pca-falls-in-regular-season-finale

 

[kired]

anyone else get a headache trying to read that?

up from 5A to 6A
up to 5A from 4A
up to 4A from 3A
up to 3A from 2A
up from 1A to 2A

 

[615dawg]

MAIS is even worse. Porters Chapel is making the playoffs at 2-9 (0-4).

https://www.vicksburgpost.com/sports/pca-falls-in-regular-season-finale

The MAIS playoff model is awful.

Saw where in 2A, Lee (8-2, 3-0 in district) beat North Delta (6-4, 2-1 in district) 34-6.

North Delta is the 1 seed
Lee is the 2 seed

 

[Maroon Eagle]

The MAIS playoff model is awful.

Saw where in 2A, Lee (8-2, 3-0 in district) beat North Delta (6-4, 2-1 in district) 34-6.

North Delta is the 1 seed
Lee is the 2 seed

I’m wondering why Canton isn’t the 2-seed and Lee is the 3-seed…

If you’re going by power points, Canton’s average is 38.1 compared to Lee’s 37.8…

If MAIS is going to use a 17ed up system, you’d think they would be 17ing consistent about it.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Guessing you are under 30 and don't actually remember Katrina? Just FYI, this was Katrina. The eye hitting in Waveland does not mean that Moss Point wasn't hit. Moss Point still had 20 ft of water in places.

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That said, I think Moss Point's issues weren't really Katrina. I think people have been fleeing it just like they flee jackson. They just don't have the capital and jobs associated with it to cause people to talk about it or for there to be a lot of interest in reversing it.

You would be wrong on the first paragraph dipschitt. I agree it has no effect on Moss Point schools 21 years later

 

[BluffParkDawg]

Does this start with Spring 2027 sports, or Fall 2027?

 

[patdog]

Does this start with Spring 2027 sports, or Fall 2027?

Fall 2027

 

[Walkthedawg]

Dang. I don't think MS School for the Blind will ever get out of 1A. That's tough considering their sports officiating alumni.

 

[Called3rdstrikedawg]

Pearl dropped because there isn’t a tie for 24th like there was when reclassification was previously done.

I can’t recall if they were in that tie for 24th two years ago. However, Pearl is the largest 6A school.

A few years ago Pearl had over 1100 students for classification purposes and was safely in the Top class. Seeing they Now only using 3 high school grades is interesting moving forward. I know Pearl has a larger than normal senior class this year. I also know they have had a significant influx of South Jackson residents into Pearl over the last several years. I wonder if that has driven some families to relocate their students.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

They did not do the multiplier this year.

Something doesn't make sense with that. St Stanislaus didn't get a multiplier this year and went up in classifications.

 

[dawgstudent]

Did the multiplier ever get applied for private schools in MHSAA? I thought it didn't get passed.