Hernando and Lewisburg meet in a county volleyball playoff matchup tonight, Thursday, October 8, while Northpoint Christian hosts Okolona in football. Center Hill and Lake Cormorant also have posted volleyball playoff dates, and DeSoto Central is scheduled to face Germantown, though its venue remains unconfirmed.
No Wednesday, October 7, varsity final was verified by press time. The next posted competitions for the working school and team inventory follow, including winter and spring teams. Times are Mississippi local time. February, March and April dates are in 2027; other dates are in 2026. A first posted fixture does not rule out an earlier unlisted event.
DeSoto Central’s October 8 Germantown entries conflict: one lists a home playoff match with time to be announced, while another lists an away match at 6 p.m. The site and start time require confirmation; these entries are not treated as two matches.
Boys and girls from Center Hill, DeSoto Central, Hernando, Lewisburg and Olive Branch are entered in Saturday’s October 10 DeSoto County XC Championships, their next verified meet entries. The organizer’s updated information places the meet at DeSoto County Agri-Education Center, 1170 Starlanding Road W., Nesbit. The girls 5K begins at 9 a.m.; the boys follow at 9:50 a.m. Entries are plans to compete, not results.
Center Hill’s next matches are home against Independence on October 27, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m.Olive Branch and Lewisburg boys meet at Olive Branch that date at 7 p.m., the next fixture for each. Olive Branch and Horn Lake girls also meet at Olive Branch on October 27, with 9:30 a.m. posted by both schedules; the unusual morning time needs school confirmation.
Horn Lake boys next host Center Hill on October 29 at 7:30 p.m.; Lewisburg girls host Madison Central on October 30 at 5:30 p.m. Northpoint girls — no next event posted. Northpoint boys’ last verified official calendar lists a February 23, 2027, preseason event at 5 p.m., with opponent and venue to be determined; that entry could not be refreshed today.
Basketball
Hernando boys have the earliest posted next game, home against North Panola on October 31, time to be determined. Horn Lake hosts Center Hill on November 3, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m., the next games for all four teams. Lewisburg’s teams host South Panola on November 3, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.
Horn Lake hosts Byhalia February 19 at 7 p.m.; Lewisburg travels to Center Hill February 23 at 7 p.m.; Hernando hosts Pontotoc March 2 at 7 p.m.; and Lake Cormorant travels to Saltillo March 25 at 7 p.m. Northpoint next hosts Germantown, Tennessee, April 22, 2027, with the time to be announced. DeSoto Christian baseball — no next event posted in the accessible sources.
Girls softball has two county pairings February 9 at 6 p.m.: DeSoto Central at Center Hill and Lake Cormorant at Hernando, each team’s next fixture. Lewisburg visits Itawamba Agricultural February 9 at 6:30 p.m.; Southaven visits South Panola that day at 6 p.m. Horn Lake visits Strayhorn February 11 at 5 p.m., and Olive Branch visits Independence February 16 at 6:30 p.m. Northpoint and DeSoto Christian softball — no next event posted with verified varsity details.
Other teams awaiting posted fixtures
For the following known teams and school-listed programs, no next event posted was found in accessible sources. This does not establish that no competition is scheduled. Shared directories sometimes leave gender and varsity level unspecified; those details remain unverified.
Center Hill: boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; boys wrestling; school-listed archery, cheer, dance and boys and girls powerlifting — no next event posted.
DeSoto Central: boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis, track and field and bowling; boys wrestling; school-listed archery, cheer, dance and powerlifting, including girls powerlifting — no next event posted.
Hernando: boys and girls golf and tennis; boys wrestling; school-listed archery, cheer, dance, powerlifting, swimming and track and field; bowling, whose competitive level and gender list remain unverified — no next event posted.
Horn Lake: boys cross-country, boys and girls golf and tennis, and school-listed cheer — no next event posted.
Lake Cormorant: boys and girls golf, swimming and tennis — no next event posted.
Lewisburg: boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis, bowling and powerlifting; boys wrestling; school-listed archery — no next event posted.
Olive Branch: boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field — no next event posted.
Southaven: boys and girls cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; school-listed archery; the girls flag-football candidate program, whose current varsity status remains unverified — no next event posted.
Northpoint Christian: boys and girls cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; cheer, trap and boys wrestling — no next event posted.
DeSoto Christian Academy: school-listed archery, golf and cheer; the school’s directory does not separate those programs by gender — no next event posted.
Unreported results
Northpoint’s October 1 girls soccer match against Overton remains “result not yet reported.” October 3 Frank Horton Classic varsity placements for DeSoto Central, Lewisburg and Northpoint boys and girls also remain result not yet reported in this edition; the organizer-linked results did not yield verifiable varsity finishes. Lewisburg’s September 23 girls golf and DeSoto Central’s September 19 and September 22 swimming results remain outstanding.
Coverage note: County coverage remains incomplete. The initial scan attempted 162 candidate MaxPreps varsity schedules; 76 returned errors, with three of those recovered on targeted rechecks. Official Northpoint calendars were inaccessible or unreadable. The working inventory comprises eight public schools, Northpoint Christian and DeSoto Christian Academy, formerly DeSoto County Academy and counted once. Cross Creek Christian Academy’s current varsity team list and programs at Bethel Baptist School, Northstar Academy, Independent School of Thought, Park Academy and candidate Anchor Point Academy remain unverified. Public supplemental programs and gender classifications also have gaps. No missing page or MaxPreps listing establishes that a program or event is absent. Detailed source notes and the coverage audit are separate from article copy.
