Hernando visits Center Hill on the court; five county teams open football playoffs

November 9, 2026 | DeSoto County Sports Today

Hernando and Center Hill meet Tuesday in a varsity basketball doubleheader at Center Hill. By Friday, both schools will turn to the football playoffs, part of a five-team DeSoto County contingent that includes unbeaten Lake Cormorant.

No county varsity final from Sunday, Nov. 8, was verified by press time. Here are the next posted games and meets for the county’s known varsity teams. All times are Mississippi local time.

Basketball: Hernando at Center Hill on Tuesday

Tuesday, Nov. 10: Hernando visits Center Hill, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.. DeSoto Central travels to Pontotoc, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:15 p.m.; Lake Cormorant visits Coffeeville, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m..

Also Tuesday, Horn Lake visits Rosa Fort, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.. Southaven plays at South Panola, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.; Lewisburg hosts Holly Springs, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m..

Olive Branch’s girls visit Choctaw Central Nov. 14 at 2:40 p.m. The Olive Branch boys list Starkville Nov. 21 as a home game, with no start time posted. Northpoint Christian’s boys visit Delta Streets Academy Nov. 16 at 6 p.m., and the Northpoint girls visit Tupelo Christian Prep Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. DeSoto Christian Academy visits First Assembly Christian in Cordova, Tenn., Nov. 17, girls at 5:30 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m..

Late result — Nov. 3: DeSoto Christian’s boys won 54–31 at Northwest Mississippi in Senatobia.

Football: three home playoff games Friday

The first round starts Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. for all five county teams. In Class 6A, Lake Cormorant (10–0) hosts Ridgeland and Center Hill hosts Canton. In Class 7A, DeSoto Central hosts Germantown, Hernando visits Madison Central and Horn Lake travels to Oxford. Lewisburg, Olive Branch, Southaven and Northpoint Christian — no next event posted.

Soccer: Horn Lake opens Tuesday’s slate in the morning

Horn Lake’s girls host Lake Cormorant at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in a match the Lake Cormorant school calendar lists as an in-school event. Center Hill hosts Lafayette, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m.; Hernando visits Oxford, girls at 5:30 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.; and Olive Branch visits Corinth, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m.. Southaven hosts Pontotoc; the schedules list 5 p.m. for both the girls and boys, so the kickoff order is unconfirmed.

Thursday, Nov. 12: Lewisburg visits Center Hill, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m.. At 7 p.m. the Horn Lake boys visit Corinth, Lake Cormorant boys host Senatobia and DeSoto Central boys host Independence. The DeSoto Central girls next host Olive Branch Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.

Northpoint’s school calendar previously listed a boys preseason match Feb. 23, 2027, at 5 p.m., with opponent and site to be announced. That listing could not be refreshed; the first confirmed opponent is Brighton, away Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. Northpoint girls — no next event posted.

Bowling and wrestling

Lewisburg’s boys and girls list Southaven on Nov. 10 at Strike Zone in Southaven, the next posted matchup for all four teams. The girls’ listing calls it a call-in match. Lewisburg’s schedules also give the next listed matches for Horn Lake boys and girls on Nov. 13, Olive Branch boys and girls and Lake Cormorant girls on Dec. 9, Hernando boys and girls on Jan. 8, 2027, and DeSoto Central boys and girls on Jan. 15, 2027, all against Lewisburg at Strike Zone. The listings display 4:15 p.m., but the start time remains unconfirmed because the page timestamps differ. Center Hill boys and girls and Lake Cormorant boys bowling — no next event posted.

Oxford’s wrestling schedule lists the boys Mid-South Matness tournament at Lewisburg Nov. 21 and an Oxford home meet with Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and Center Hill on Dec. 1, marked boys and girls. No times are posted. Lewisburg’s own entry and Center Hill’s separate team entries and varsity level have yet to be confirmed. For the verified boys wrestling teams at Center Hill, DeSoto Central, Hernando, Lewisburg and Northpoint, no next event posted with confirmed team entries.

Baseball and softball: first posted games in 2027

Boys baseball: Olive Branch hosts Marshall Academy Feb. 8 at 5 p.m., and Lake Cormorant hosts Strayhorn at 7 p.m. DeSoto Central hosts Olive Branch Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Hernando hosts Marshall Academy Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. On Feb. 12, Southaven hosts Olive Branch at 6 p.m. and Center Hill hosts Corinth at 7 p.m. Lewisburg visits Corinth Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., Horn Lake hosts Byhalia Feb. 19 at 7 p.m., and Northpoint visits Hernando March 25 at 7 p.m. DeSoto Christian baseball — no next event posted.

Girls softball: Southaven hosts Tishomingo County Feb. 8 at 6:15 p.m., and Center Hill hosts Independence at 6:30 p.m. On Feb. 9, Olive Branch hosts Strayhorn at 5 p.m.; DeSoto Central visits Center Hill and Hernando hosts Lake Cormorant at 6 p.m.; and Lewisburg visits Itawamba Agricultural at 6:30 p.m. Horn Lake visits Strayhorn Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Northpoint and DeSoto Christian softball — no next event posted.

Cross-country: late results from the Frank Horton Classic

Late results — Oct. 3, Shelby Farms Park, Memphis: Lewisburg’s Autry Foster ran 15:55.90 for 17th in the varsity boys Gold 5K. Dylan Blanchard was 58th in 16:30.50 and Cohen Berezni 171st in 18:46.20. Lewisburg’s Carolyn Vanhoute led its Gold girls in 73rd (20:53.10), followed by Lauren Wilson in 79th (21:07.60) and Madison Simpson in 95th (21:34.00).

DeSoto Central’s James West was 69th in the boys Gold race (16:37.80), Kasey King 76th (16:48.50) and Chase Seawright 119th (17:33.70). Madysen Marshall took 107th in girls Purple (23:38.60), Jane Roman 121st (23:59.90) and Lily Gomez 162nd (25:13.90).

Northpoint’s Aiden Hoshell was 76th in boys Purple (18:24.40), Graham King 195th (20:30.70) and Eli McKinney 199th (20:33.80). Campbell Phillips took 142nd in girls Purple (24:27.00), Chloe King 204th (27:15.90) and Mabry McKinney 226th (29:22.80).

Teams awaiting a next date

Girls volleyball at all ten covered schools — no next event posted. Boys and girls cross-country at Center Hill, DeSoto Central, Hernando, Lewisburg, Olive Branch, Southaven and Northpoint, and boys cross-country at Horn Lake — no next event posted.

• Center Hill: Boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis, track and field and powerlifting; school-listed archery, cheer and dance — no next event posted.
• DeSoto Central: Boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; school-listed archery, cheer, dance and powerlifting, including girls powerlifting — no next event posted.
• Hernando: Boys and girls golf and tennis; school-listed archery, cheer, dance, powerlifting, swimming and track and field — no next event posted.
• Horn Lake: Boys and girls golf and tennis, and 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 and powerlifting; school-listed archery and varsity cheer — no next event posted.
• Olive Branch: Boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; varsity cheer — no next event posted.
• Southaven: Boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; school-listed archery and girls flag football — no next event posted.
• Northpoint Christian: Boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; cheer and trap — no next event posted.
• DeSoto Christian Academy: School-listed archery, golf and cheer — no next event posted.

Results still awaited

Nov. 7: Lake Cormorant boys basketball at Pontotoc and Hernando girls soccer at Germantown — result not yet reported. Nov. 6: Center Hill–Lewisburg boys and girls bowling — result not yet reported. Lewisburg’s Nov. 5 girls soccer listing at Tupelo Christian Prep still shows 1–1 with a conflicting winner designation.

Coverage note: Sunday coverage and the preview are limited to accessible records. The ten schools above have verified varsity programs; DeSoto Christian Academy is counted once under its current name. Some team calendars could not be retrieved, including Northpoint schedules, and some supplemental sports have incomplete team or gender listings. Cross Creek Christian Academy’s current varsity teams remain unverified, as do varsity programs at Bethel Baptist School in Walls, Northstar Academy and other private-school candidates. “No next event posted” means no upcoming varsity event could be verified in the sources checked.