By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

CLINTON — New region realignments were announced for the 2025-2027 school years by the Mississippi High School Activities Association Tuesday night.

The biggest headlines about region realignment in the “Southern Six” were that George County and Poplarville went back North, Pearl River Central came back south, and Forrest County AHS went back south for the first time in a while as did Purvis and Northeast Jones and new MHSAA member Presbyterian Christian will be in a league down this way as well.

And also that Harrison Central was allowed to stay in the Gulf Coast loop and not send north for the first time ever.

Here are the new region alignments that will go into effect before the 2025 school year begins:

Region 4-7A:

Biloxi

Gulfport

Harrison Central

D’Iberville

St. Martin

Ocean Springs

West Harrison

Region 4-6A:

Gautier

Hancock

Long Beach

Pascagoula

Pearl River Central

Picayune

Region 3-6A:

George County

Hattiesburg

West Jones

Terry

Jim Hill

Forrest Hill

Region 4-5A:

East Central

Northeast Jones

Vancleave

Wayne County

Purvis

Stone

Region 7-4A:

Poplarville

McComb

South Pike

Lawrence County

Columbia

Region 8-4A:

Moss Point

Bay High

Pass Christian

Greene County

Forrest County AHS

Region 8-3A:

St. Stanislaus

St. Patrick

Presbyterian Christian

Tylertown

West Marion

Region 8-1A:

Resurrection

Lumberton

Richton

Stringer

Taylorsville