The Philadelphia High School Tornadoes advanced to the second round of the Class 2A state football playoffs with a 48-15 victory on the road over Water Valley Friday night.

Former Neshoba Central running back Jarquez Hunter and former Philadelphia wide receiver Tulu Griffin pose for a photo following the Auburn-Mississippi State game this past Saturday at Auburn.

The Leake Academy offense continued its late-season prowess with a record-setting performance on Friday night.

Union football coach Jordan Wren said things started about as bad as they could imagine against Philadelphia on Thursday night. 

The Choctaw Central Warriors will close out their regular season schedule Thursday night when the visit Northeast Lauderdale in prep football action.

In a game that featured 80 points and almost 1,000 yards of offense, it was a few defensive plays that made the difference.

Sebastopol coach Keith Brown called Friday night’s matchup with Union one of the biggest games in school history.

The Philadelphia Tornadoes put everything together Friday night as they took a 56-14 victory over Eupora.

The Choctaw Central Warriors played hard but the Newton County Cougars held on to their halftime lead to take a 26-19 win Friday night.

The Philadelphia Tornadoes had no answers in how to stop Sebastopol in the second half as they lost a 34-25 decision to the Bobcats Friday night in prep football action.

The Union Yellowjackets have relied on a big-play offense to run out to a 6-0 record this season.

As the weather gets cooler, the Leake Academy offense is starting to heat up.