Desoto County Sports

Weekend prep playoff schedules, scores (updated with Saturday scores)

Here is the schedule of games this weekend for DeSoto County high school basketball teams in the MHSAA state playoffs, first round.  

Girls basketball – first round (Friday, Feb. 16)

Class 7A

Starkville 83, Hernando 71

Madison Central 49, Lewisburg 44

Germantown (Madison) 47, DeSoto Central 22

Class 7A bracket

Class 6A

Neshoba Central 75, Center Hill 49

  • Center Hill scoring: Zarria Shipp (16), Anniya Bailey (16)

Olive Branch 58, Vicksburg 54

Class 6A bracket


Boys basketball – first round (Saturday, Feb. 17)

Class 7A 

Germantown (Madison) 62, Lewisburg 47

Madison Central 62, Southaven 42

Clinton 65, Horn Lake 47

Class 7A bracket

Class 6A

Olive Branch 83, Columbus 66

Vicksburg 82, Lake Cormorant 47

Center Hill 64, Callaway 45

Class 6A bracket

Prep soccer – state championship round – (Saturday, Feb. 17)

Class 7A

Hernando 2, Northwest Rankin 0

Class 6-A

Long Beach 3, Center Hill 2

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.