2007 Football Playoff Predictions, Week II

Maybe I can stay awake for the rest of the day. There's a special Thanksgiving lunch meal at the college.

I asked for the Zen special. Make me one with everything. Well, they did. The tryptophan hasn't kicked in yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did later this afternoon.

Last week, I went 52-16 in my predictions for a .765 percentage, which is not as good as I was doing at this time last year. At any rate, here are my predictions for this week.

MHSAA Class 5A
Predicted Champion: South Panola
Predicted Runnerup: George County

I'm picking the Tigers until they lose.

Round of 16
Provine (Region 2 4th) at South Panola (Region 1 1st)
Tupelo (Region 1 3rd) at Clinton (Region 2 2nd)
Starkville (Region 1 4th) at Madison Central (Region 2 1st)
NW Rankin (Region 2 3rd) at Olive Branch (Region 1 2nd)
Biloxi (Region 4 4th) at Meridian (Region 3 1st)
Hattiesburg (Region 3 3rd) at Ocean Springs (Region 4 2nd)
Wingfield (Region 3 4th) at George County (Region 4 1st)
Pascagoula (Region 4 3rd) at Oak Grove (Region 3 2nd)

MHSAA Class 4A

I went 13-3 in my first round picks-- missing the wins by Kosciusko, West Jones, and Lawrence County.

Round of 16
Itawamba AHS (Region 1 1st) at West Lauderdale (Region 4 3rd)
Noxubee County (Region 4 2nd) at Clarksdale (Region 2 1st)
Shannon (Region 1 2nd) at Kosciusko (Region 4 4th)
Oxford (Region 2 2nd) at West Point (Region 4 1st)
Forrest Co. AHS (Region 7 2nd) at Laurel (Region 5 1st)
D'Iberville (Region 8 2nd) at West Jones (Region 5 4th)
Northeast Jones (Region 5 2nd) at Moss Point (Region 7 1st)
Lawrence County (Region 6 2nd) at Picayune (Region 8 1st)

MHSAA Class 3A

11-5. My champion pick of South Pike went down in flames early. I also missed out on McClain, Aberdeen, Morton, and Tylertown.

Round of 16
Ripley (Region 1 1st) at Lexington McClain (Region 4 3rd)
Charleston (Region 4 2nd) at Louisville (Region 2 1st)
Byhalia (Region 3 1st) at Aberdeen (Region 2 3rd)
Velma Jackson (Region 4 1st) at Corinth (Region 1 3rd)
Newton County (Region 5 1st) at Perry Central (Region 8 3rd)
Morton (Region 5 4th) at Franklin County (Region 7 3rd)
Raleigh (Region 5 2nd) at Purvis (Region 8 4th)
Magee (Region 6 2nd) at Tylertown (Region 7 4th)

MHSAA Class 2A

14-2. I missed the wins by Riverside and Enterprise-Clarke.

Round of 16
Baldwyn (Region 1 1st) at Riverside (Region 4 3rd)
Hollandale Simmons (Region 4 2nd) at Eupora (Region 2 1st)
West Bolivar (Region 3 1st) at J.Z. George (Region 2 3rd)
Bruce (Region 2 2nd) at South Delta (Region 4 1st)
Bay Springs (Region 7 2nd) at Philadelphia (Region 5 1st)
St. Andrew’s (Region 6 1st) at Enterprise Clarke (Region 7 3rd)
Forest (Region 5 2nd) at Taylorsville (Region 7 1st)
North Forrest (Region 8 1st) at Scott Central (Region 5 3rd)

MHSAA Class 1A
Predicted Champion: Puckett
Predicted Runnerup: East Webster

A rematch of last year's title game. The semifinals should be awesome. Puckett versus either Weir or Mt. Olive, and East Webster against Ray Brooks.

Round of 16
Broad Street (Region 2 4th) at East Webster (Region 1 1st)
Calhoun City (Region 1 3rd) at Mound Bayou JFK (Region 2 2nd)
Vardaman (Region 1 4th) at Ray Brooks (Region 2 1st)
Greenville St. Joseph (Region 2 3rd) at Okolona (Region 1 2nd)
Stringer (Region 4 4th) at Weir (Region 3 1st)
Nanih Waiya (Region 3 3rd) at Mt. Olive (Region 4 2nd)
French Camp (Region 3 4th) at Puckett (Region 4 1st)
Bogue Chitto (Region 4 3rd) at Durant (Region 3 2nd)

MPSA Class AAA Division I

2-0.

Finals at Mississippi College
Jackson Academy (North 1st) vs. Jackson Prep (South 1st)

MPSA Class AAA Division II

2-0.

Finals at Mississippi College
Washington School (North 1st) vs. Lamar School (South 1st)

MPSA Class AA

5-3. My state champion pick lost as did Brookhaven and Manchester.

Quarterfinals
Kirk (Wild card 2nd) at Marshall (District 1 1st)
Indianola (Wild card 3rd) at Winston (Wild card 1st)
Oak Forest, La. (District 5 2nd) at Trinity Episcopal (District 3 1st)
Copiah Academy (District 4 2nd) at Centreville (District 5 1st)

MPSA Class A

5-3. Missed on Winona Christian, Huntington, and Porters Chapel.

Quarterfinals
Briarfield, La. (District 2 1st) at North Delta (District 1 1st)
Bayou (District 2 2nd) at Winona Christian (District 3 1st)
Huntington, La. (District 6 2nd) at Central Hinds (District 5 1st)
Porter's Chapel (District 5 runner-up) at Glenbrook, La. (District 6 winner)