By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer

The opening round of the state playoffs for the three largest classifications in the state got going this week, with 11 “Southern Six” squads beginning the chase for a state championship.

Here is the complete schedule: for Class 7A-Class 5A:

First Round

CLASS 7A

Wednesday’s Scores

Game 1

DeSoto Central 11, Oxford 1

Germantown 12, Tupelo 10

Thursday’s Scores

Game 1

Hernando 8, Madison Central 1

Clinton 5, Lewisburg 3

Northwest Rankin 18, Gulfport 0

Brandon 11, D’Iberville 1

Game 2

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

Germantown 6, Tupelo 1 (Germantown wins series 2-0).

Friday

Game 1

Oak Grove at Ocean Springs, 6 p.m.

St. Martin at Petal, 6 p.m.

Game 2

Hernando at Madison Central, 5 p.m.

Clinton at Lewisburg, 6 p.m.

Northwest Rankin at Gulfport, 5 p.m.

D’Iberville at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Ocean Springs at Oak Grove, 11:30 a.m.

Petal at St. Martin, 6 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

Madison Central at Hernando, 6:30 p.m.

Lewisburg at Clinton, 6 p.m.

Gulfport at Northwest Rankin, 5 p.m.

Brandon at D’Iberville, 6 p.m.

Oak Grove at Ocean Springs, 6 p.m.

St. Martin at Petal, 6 p.m.

CLASS 6A

Wednesday’s Scores

Game 1

Lake Cormorant 8, Warren Central 1

Thursday’s Scores

Game 1

Greenville at South Panola, 4 p.m.

Grenada 3, Ridgeland 0

West Jones 4, Hancock 2

Pearl River Central 14, Terry 4

Game 2

Greenville at South Panola, 6 p.m.

Lake Cormorant 2, Warren Central 1 (Lake Cormorant wins series 2-0).

Grenada 13, Ridgeland 1 (Grenada wins series 2-0).

Pearl River Central 13, Terry 1 (Pearl River Central wins series 2-0).

Friday

Game 1

Center Hill at Neshoba Central, 5 p.m.

Pascagoula at George County, 6 p.m.

Picayune at Hattiesburg, 6 p.m.

Game 2

Center Hill at Neshoba Central, 7 p.m.

Hancock at West Jones, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

George County at Pascagoula, 2 p.m.

Hattiesburg at Picayune, 6:30 p.m.

Game 3, if necessary

Neshoba Central at Center Hill, 2 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

Pascagoula at George County, 6 p.m.

West Jones at Hancock, 6:30 p.m.

Picayune at Hattiesburg, 6 p.m.

CLASS 5A

Wednesday’s Scores

Pontotoc 9, Florence 5

Thursday

Game 1

New Hope 18, Vicksburg 0

Sumrall 13, Northeast Jones 0

East Central 12, Brookhaven 0

South Jones 4, Purvis 0

Game 2

Pontotoc 9, Florence 1 (Pontotoc wins series 2-0).

Friday

Game 1

Holmes County at Caledonia, 4:30 p.m.

Lafayette at Cleveland Central, 6 p.m.

North Pike at Vancleave, 5 p.m.

Game 2

Holmes County at Caledonia, 6 p.m.

New Hope at Vicksburg, 4 p.m. 

Sumrall at Northeast Jones, 7 p.m.

East Central at Brookhaven, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Cleveland Central at Lafayette, 1 p.m.

Vancleave at North Pike, 2 p.m.

South Jones at Purvis, 6 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

Lafayette at Cleveland Central, 6 p.m.

Northeast Jones at Sumrall, 6 p.m.

North Pike at Vancleave, 5 p.m.

Brookhaven at East Central, 5:30 p.m.

Purvis at South Jones, 6 p.m.