The DeSoto County football playoff pairings are set, and five county teams will open the MHSAA postseason on Friday, Nov. 13. Unbeaten Lake Cormorant, Center Hill and DeSoto Central will play at home in the first round, while Hernando and Horn Lake go on the road. All Class 5A through 7A playoff games start that night at 7 p.m., according to the brackets published by the Mississippi Clarion Ledger.
DeSoto County Football Playoff Pairings: First Round
All games are Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The home team is listed second.
Class 6A North: Ridgeland at Lake Cormorant (10-0)
Class 6A North: Canton at Center Hill (8-2)
Class 7A North: Germantown at DeSoto Central (7-3)
Class 7A North: Hernando (7-3) at Madison Central
Class 7A North: Horn Lake (2-8) at Oxford
Regular-season records are from SI High School stats after the Nov. 5 finale. Olive Branch, Southaven and Lewisburg are not in the 5A-7A brackets, so their seasons are over.
Lake Cormorant and Center Hill Open at Home in 6A
Lake Cormorant enters the playoffs as one of the best stories in north Mississippi this fall. The Gators finished the regular season 10-0, closing with a 42-14 win at Olive Branch on Nov. 5 after a hard-fought 14-6 home win over Grenada the week before. They open the Class 6A bracket at home against Ridgeland.
Center Hill also hosts a first-round 6A game. The Mustangs come in at 8-2 after back-to-back wins, including a 30-29 thriller at South Panola in the regular-season finale. Canton visits the Mustangs on Friday.
Elsewhere in the 6A North bracket, South Panola plays at Neshoba Central and Grenada goes to Warren Central.
Three County Teams in the Class 7A Bracket
DeSoto Central (7-3) will host Germantown in the 7A North bracket. The Jaguars lost 38-0 at unbeaten Tupelo in the finale but went 7-3 with a win over county rival Hernando.
Hernando (7-3) faces one of the longest trips of the first round, going to Madison Central. The Tigers closed the regular season with a 31-14 win at Southaven.
Horn Lake (2-8) gets a playoff berth and travels to Oxford. The Eagles head into the postseason after scoring 50 points against Lewisburg in their last game.
The other 7A North game sends Starkville to Tupelo.
What Comes Next
The MHSAA state championships are scheduled for Dec. 3-5 at Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. Ticket details for home playoff games are usually posted by each school’s athletic department, so check official school social media pages before heading to the stadium.
