Gulfport batter Paige Moore slaps the ball towards first vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer

Vancleave opened the second round of the Class 5A South State playoffs with a 10-5 win over Florence on the road Wednesday night.

Here are the complete first round results/second round schedule for the three largest classifications in the prep state softball playoffs:

MHSAA Softball Playoffs

Second Round

CLASS 7A

Gulfport batter Caroline Woodward makes contact with the ball vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gulfport pitcher Skylar Brock takes aim on home plate vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

Wednesday’s Scores

Game 1

Madison Central 5, Clinton 2

Northwest Rankin 5, Brandon 1

Thursday

Game 1

Lewisburg at Hernando, 6 p.m.

Petal at Harrison Central, 6 p.m.

Game 2

Northwest Rankin at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 2

Hernando at Lewisburg, 6 p.m.

Madison Central at Clinton, 6 p.m.

Harrison Central at Petal, 6 p.m.

Game 3, if necessary

Brandon at Northwest Rankin, 6:30 p.m.

Petal infielder Layla Brock stretches out to make a catch vs. Gulfport in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gulfport catcher Georgia Emmer reaches out for a pitch as a Petal batter swings and misses in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

Saturday

Game 3, if necessary

Lewisburg at Hernando, 7 p.m. 

Clinton at Madison Central, 3 p.m.

Petal at Harrison Central, 6 p.m.

First Round (Last Week)

CLASS 7A

Wednesday’s Scores

Game 1

Hernando 7, Tupelo 1

Lewisburg 3, Germantown 2

Clinton 4, DeSoto Central 3

Thursday’s Scores

Game 1

Madison Central 7, Oxford 2

Northwest Rankin 13, St. Martin 3

Brandon 7, Ocean Springs 6

Harrison Central 4, Pearl 1

Petal 4, Gulfport 1

Gulfport batter Juliana Espat fouls off the pitch vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gulfport base runner Juliana Espat crosses first base as Petal infielder Layla Brock reaches for the throw in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

Game 2

Hernando 12, Tupelo 2 (Hernando wins series 2-0)

Germantown 2, Lewisburg 1 (series tied 1-1)

Friday’s Scores

Game 2

Madison Central 4, Oxford 0 (Madison Central wins series 2-0).

Clinton 5, DeSoto Central 4 (Clinton wins series 2-0).

Northwest Rankin 14, St. Martin 0 (Northwest Rankin wins series 2-0).

Ocean Springs 9, Brandon 7 (series tied 1-1).

Gulfport 6, Petal 5 (series tied 1-1).

Gulfport infielder Marleigh Lowe makes a play on a ground ball vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gulfport infielder Nylah Childres reaches down to tag a base runner vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

Saturday’s Scores

Game 2

Harrison Central 2, Pearl 0 (Harrison Central wins series 2-0).

Game 3

Lewisburg 12, Germantown 5 (Lewisburg wins series 2-1).

Brandon 12, Ocean Springs 6 (Brandon wins series 2-1).

Petal 4, Gulfport 2 (Petal wins series 2-1).

In this sequence of photos, Gulfport infielder Nylah Childres reaches down to tag a base runner as the ball bounds away vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
In this sequence of photos, Gulfport infielder Nylah Childres reaches down to tag a base runner as the ball bounds away vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
In this sequence of photos, Gulfport infielder Nylah Childres reaches down to tag a base runner as the ball bounds away vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

CLASS 6A

Thursday

Game 1

Warren Central at South Panola, 5 p.m.

Grenada at Neshoba Central, 6 p.m.

Hancock at Pearl River Central, 6 p.m.

West Harrison at George County, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 2

South Panola at Warren Central, 5 p.m.

Neshoba Central at Grenada, 5 p.m.

Pearl River Central at Hancock, 6 p.m.

George County at West Harrison, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday

Game 3, if necessary

Warren Central at South Panola, 3 p.m.

Grenada at Neshoba Central, 1 p.m.

Hancock at Pearl River Central, 6 p.m.

West Harrison at George County, 6 p.m.

Gulfport batter Marleigh Lowe offers up a bunt vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gulfport batter Marleigh Lowe offers up a bunt vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

CLASS 6A (Last Week)

Wednesday

Game 1

South Panola 16, Ridgeland 0

Game 2

South Panola 15, Ridgeland 0 (South Panola wins series 2-0).

Thursday’s Scores

Game 1

Neshoba Central 13, Center Hill 5

Pearl River Central 6, Pascagoula 4

Hancock 12, Terry 0

George County 12, Hattiesburg 0

West Harrison 15, West Jones 5

Game 2

Hancock 16, Terry 1 (Hancock wins series 2-0).

Gulfport infielder Nylah Childres reaches out for a throw vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
Gulfport infielder Nylah Childres reaches out for a throw vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

Friday’s Scores

Game 1

Warren Central 3, Saltillo 0

Vicksburg 8, Grenada 6

Game 2

Neshoba Central 18, Center Hill 6 (Neshoba Central wins series 2-0).

Grenada 6, Vicksburg 3 (series tied 1-1).

Pearl River Central 7, Pascagoula 0 (Pearl River Central wins series 2-0).

George County 16, Hattiesburg 0 (George County wins series 2-0).

West Harrison 10, West Jones 0 (West Harrison wins series 2-0).

Saturday’s Scores

Game 2

Saltillo 3, Warren Central 2 (series tied 1-1).

Monday’s Scores

Game 3

Warren Central 3, Saltillo 2 (Warren Central wins series 2-1).

Grenada 4, Vicksburg 3 (Grenada wins series 2-1).

Gulfport outfielder Juliana Espat tracks down a fly ball vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

CLASS 5A

Wednesday’s Scores

Game 1

Vancleave 10, Florence 5

Thursday

Game 1

Corinth at Lafayette, 6 p.m.

Pontotoc at New Hope, 6 p.m.

North Pike at East Central, 6 p.m.

Game 2

Florence at Vancleave, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 2

Lafayette at Corinth, 5:30 p.m.

New Hope at Pontotoc, 6 p.m.

East Central at North Pike, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Game 3, if necessary

Corinth at Lafayette, 6 p.m.

Pontotoc at New Hope, 6 p.m.

Vancleave at Florence, 6 p.m.

North Pike at East Central, 2 p.m.

Gulfport pitcher Skylar Brock takes aim on home plate vs. Petal in first round Class 7A South State playoff action. (Photo by Steve Coleman)

CLASS 5A (Last Week)

Wednesday’s Scores

Game 1

Lafayette 15, Gentry 0

Corinth 20, Greenville 0 

Game 2

Lafayette 15, Gentry 0 (Lafayette wins series 2-0).

Corinth 15, Greenville 0 (Corinth wins series 2-0).

Thursday’s Scores

Game 1

Vancleave 1, South Jones 0

Florence 6, Stone 4

East Central 14, Brookhaven 1

North Pike 10, Wayne County 0

Friday’s Scores

Game 1

New Hope 20, Yazoo City 0

Game 2

New Hope 20, Yazoo City 0 (New Hope wins series 2-0).

Vancleave 11, South Jones 5 (Vancleave wins series 2-0).

Saturday’s Scores

Game 1

Pontotoc 13, Cleveland Central 3

Game 2

Florence 9, Stone 6 (Florence wins series 2-0).

North Pike 11, Wayne County 0 (North Pike wins series 2-0).

Monday’s Scores

Game 2

Pontotoc 10, Cleveland Central 0 (Pontotoc wins series 2-0).

East Central 11, Brookhaven 0 (East Central wins series 2-0).

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