By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer
Ten “Southern Six” prep basketball teams from four different classifications are now one step away from a trip to the Mississippi Coliseum and a chance to play for state championship in “The Big House”.
On the boys side of things, Biloxi in Class 7A, Pascagoula and West Harrison in Class 6A, Pass Christian in Class 4A and St. Stanislaus in Class 3A are all still alive.
On the girls side of the ledger, Biloxi and St. Martin are still alive in Class 7A while Hancock and West Harrison are also still standing in Class 6A as is St. Patrick in Class 3A.
Here are the sites and schedules for the upcoming action this week:
Also, here is the complete scoreboard from the state playoffs so far:
MHSAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
First Round
CLASS 7A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
Tupelo 72, Horn Lake 57
Saturday’s Scores
Germantown 66, Oxford 24
Pearl 60, St. Martin 28
Starkville 68, DeSoto Central 53
Madison Central 42, Southaven 36
Brandon 59, Ocean Springs 55
Monday’s Scores
Biloxi 74, Northwest Rankin 65
Meridian 52, Gulfport 46
Girls
Thursday’s Scores
St. Martin 61, Meridian 35
Friday’s Scores
Hernando 55, Clinton 48
Tupelo 77, Southaven 37
Northwest Rankin 76, Gulfport 35
Starkville 56, Horn Lake 29
Germantown 45, Oxford 38
Biloxi 52, Oak Grove 31
Brandon 55, Harrison Central 35
CLASS 6A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
Warren Central 56, South Panola 42
Saturday’s Scores
Olive Branch 74, Callaway 54
Columbus 68, Center Hill 44
Hattiesburg 67, Hancock 55
West Harrison 51, Jim Hill 40
Ridgeland 84, Lake Cormorant 62
Pascagoula 66, Pearl River Central 32
Monday’s Scores
Terry 76, George County 58
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Olive Branch 86, Neshoba Central 75
Vicksburg 64, Center Hill 60
West Jones 58, Pascagoula 33
West Harrison 71, Hattiesburg 32
Callaway 56, Lake Cormorant 36
South Panola 48, Columbus 43
Hancock 58, Forest Hill 26
Terry 55, Picayune 26
CLASS 5A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
South Jones 78, Stone 20
North Pike 53, Wayne County 36
Gentry 46, Corinth 40
Saturday’s Scores
Yazoo City 58, New Hope 42
Holmes County 60, Pontotoc 44
Canton 63, Clarksdale 48
Laurel 56, Natchez 51
Monday’s Scores
Brookhaven 64, Gautier 57
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Pontotoc 52, Cleveland Central 28
Yazoo City 53, West Point 29
Florence 53, East Central 18
Natchez 40, Wayne County 36
Canton 68, Lafayette 33
New Hope 62, Gentry 46
Laurel 57, Brookhaven 27
North Pike 54, Gautier 7
Second Round
CLASS 4A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
Morton 47, Lanier 44
Saturday’s Scores
Itawamba AHS 73, South Pontotoc 67
Leake Central 77, Caledonia 53
Raymond 35, Mendenhall 28
Newton County 71, New Albany 68
Pass Christian 68, Columbia 37
Monday’s Scores
Forrest Co. AHS 50, Quitman 35
Choctaw Central 67, Kosciusko 58 (Double OT)
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Tishomingo County 70, Senatobia 29
Choctaw Central 61, Houston 54
Forest 38, Columbia 35
Lanier 49, Quitman 36
Louisville 69, Newton County 41
South Pontotoc 49, Itawamba AHS 43
Morton 70, Sumrall 40
Lawrence County 38, Moss Point 36
CLASS 3A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
Coahoma County 53, Alcorn Central 26
Saturday’s Scores
Crystal Springs 62, SE Lauderdale 32
Ruleville 59, Choctaw County 22
McLaurin 52, Magee 47
St. Stanislaus 54, Franklin County 52
Monday’s Scores
Booneville 65, Rosa Fort 41
East Webster 61, Yazoo County 59
South Pike 53, Noxubee County 40
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Belmont 72, Independence 31
Mooreville 70, Humphreys County 48
Tylertown 24, South Pike 21
Jefferson Davis County 61, SE Lauderdale 22
Yazoo County 47, Choctaw County 37
Booneville 65, Ruleville 32
Kemper County 64, Crystal Springs 20
St. Patrick 63, Magee 37
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