Here is the 1st round schedule with projected winners in BOLD. Records are taken from MaxPreps and SB Live. #Rank is the MaxPreps rank within the classification. Just to show how bad my picks are my record in predicting the division tournament for 5A was 11-21.
Round 1
Better seeded team will be host. Projected winners in bold
Boys First Round
Most games are Saturday at 7. Check with your local school for exact game time. Projected winner in bold.
- Region 2-4 Gentry (10-18) #18 travels 147 miles to Region 1-1 New Hope (25-2) #3
- Region 1-3 Pontotoc (16-12) #9 travels 148 miles to Region 2-2 Yazoo City (25-5) #1
- Region 4-4 Gautier (11-17) #22 travels 178 miles to Region 3-1 Provine (21-7) #5
- Region 3-3 Brookhaven (21-6) #6 travels 84 miles to Region 4-2 Laurel (19-11) #11
- Region 1-4 Lafayette (14-15) #15 travels 102 miles to Region 2-1 Cleveland Central (23-8) #4
- Region 2-3 Canton (22-4) #2 travels 133 miles to Region 1-2 Clarksdale (10-18) #16
- Region 3-4 Natchez (14-13) #14 travels 177 miles to Region 4-1 Wayne County (21-5) #10
- Region 4-3 Stone (19-7) #17 travels 63 miles to Region 3-2 South Jones (15-10) #8
Girls First Round
Most games are Friday at 7. Check with your local school for exact game time. Projected winner in bold.
- Region 2-4 Greenville (13-15) #16 travels 157 miles to Region 1-1 West Point (18-7) #6
- Region 1-3 New Hope (16-9) #8 travels 140 miles to Region 2-2 Canton (24-4) #2
- Region 4-4 Stone (16-14) #19 travels 116 miles to Region 3-1 Florence (23-7) #5
- Region 3-3 Brookhaven (15-14) #14 travels 117 miles to Region 4-2 Wayne County (21-7) #7
- Region 1-4 Lafayette (13-12) #9 travels 109 miles to Region 2-1 Holmes County Central (22-7) #4
- Region 2-3 Gentry (16-11) #12 travels 133 miles to Region 1-2 Pontotoc (25-2) #1
- Region 3-4 North Pike (18-13) #13 travels 106 miles to Region 4-1 Laurel (24-3) #3
- Region 4-3 East Central (9-15) #22 travels 217 miles to Region 3-2 Natchez (20-8) #10
Quarterfinals Round
Feb 21–23
WEDNESDAY, FEB 21
Mississippi Valley State University (NORTH)
4:00 PM 5A Girls Greenville/West Point winner vs New Hope/Canton winner
5:30 PM 5A Girls Lafayette/Holmes County Central winner vs Gentry/Pontotoc winner
7:00 PM 5A Boys Gentry/New Hope winner vs Pontotoc/Yazoo City winner
8:30 PM 5A Boys Lafayette/Cleveland Central winner vs Canton/Clarksdale winner
FRIDAY, FEB 23
Pearl River Community College (SOUTH)
4:00 PM 5A Girls Stone/Florence winner vs Brookhaven/Wayne County winner
5:30 PM 5A Girls North Pike/Laurel winner vs East Central/Natchez winner
7:00 PM 5A Boys Gautier/Provine winner vs Brookhaven/Laurel winner
8:30 PM 5A Boys Natchez/Wayne County winner vs Stone/South Jones winner
Magnolia Hoops 