2024-25 MHSAA 4A Boys 1st Round Schedule and Predictions
First Round
Tuesday February 11th, 2025
Projected winner in bold. (Record) #=MaxPreps class rank
Region 4 #4 Northeast Lauderdale (14-12) #10 travels 140 miles to Region 1 #1 Itawamba (14-8) #14
I’m rolling with Itawamba in this game. I think NE Lauderdale is a very good 4 seed team and they have the chance of pulling the win out. I can’t see Tim Holiday taking the 2st round loss in his senior season for Itawamba.
Region 3 #3 Greenwood (17-11) #18 travels 98 miles to Region 2 #2 South Pontotoc (18-11) #20
This would be a great game to attend. Greenwood seems to be the much better team but it’s going to be a hard task winning at South. I think South pulls out the close home victory.
Region 1 #4 Shannon (10-14) #25 travels 120 miles to Region 4 #1 Leake Central (21-7) #2
Leake Central rolls in the 1st round game.
Region 2 #3 Senatobia (17-7) #17 travels 141 miles to Region 3 #2 Caledonia (18-8) #21
Of all of the 4A 1st round games, this may be the one to be at. I want to take Senatobia but they are making the near 3 hour bus trip to Caledonia. This should be a killer double-OT like game.
Region 6 #4 McComb (3-18) #37 travels 93 miles to Region 7 #1 Forrest County (20-7) #16
FCAHS gets the huge 1st round win.
Region 5 #3 Quitman (15-7) #9 travels 74 miles to Region 8 #2 Greene County (15-12) #24
Quitman goes to Greene County and pulls out the big road win.
Region 7 #4 Sumrall (10-21) #31 travels 95 miles to Region 6 #1 Raymond (21-8) #4
Raymond rolls to the 1st round win.
Region 8 #3 Moss Point (10-20) #28 travels 154 miles to Region 5 #2 Mendenhall (17-8) #8
Mendenhall ges the solid 1st round victory.
Region 2 #4 North Pontotoc (10-20) #35 travels 106 miles to Region 3 #1 Kosciusko (24-3) #6
Kosciusko rolls in the 1st round victory.
Region 1 #3 Tishomingo County (21-10) #19 travels 182 miles to Region 4 #2 Choctaw Central (14-12) #3
Choctaw Central gets a very solid 1st round win.
Region 3 #4 Houston (12-17) #26 travels 44 miles to Region 2 #1 New Albany (20-7) #11
New Albany gets the solid 1st round win.
Region 4 #3 Newton County (13-8) #12 travels 174 miles to Region 1 #2 Ripley (19-10) #22
I know that it looks like Newton County should take this on paper but something keeps telling me to take Ripley here. I think Ripley pulls off the close win.
Region 8 #4 Bay (13-17) #27 travels 166 miles to Region 5 #1 Morton (18-7) #5
Morton gets a very solid home win.
Region 7 #3 Lawrence County (18-9) #15 travels 63 miles to Region 6 #2 Lanier (23-5) #1
Lanier will be too tough at home and will get the big win.
Region 5 #4 Northeast Jones (5-20) #36 travels 116 miles to Region 8 #1 Pass Christian (20-9) #13
Pass gets the easy 1st round win.
Region 6 #3 Richland (6-17) #33 travels 77 miles to Region 7 #2 Columbia (16-11) #23
Columbia gets to the 2nd round with the home victory.
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