South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) at Starkville (Miss.)What to watch: The season will end Friday night for one of these undefeated MaxPreps Xcellent 25 teams after the Class 6A North championship game. It will be the 12th-consecutive state semifinals appearance for No. 25 South Panola. The Tigers (13-0) advanced with an edge-of-their-seat 9-7 win against Clinton last week. A fourth-quarter interception in the end zone by junior
Turner Rotenberry helped seal the deal for South Panola. Conversely, No. 10 Starkville (13-0) beat its quarterfinal opponent, Southhaven, by a much-more-comfortable 34-10 margin. Quarterback
Brady Davis ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead Starkville. The Memphis-committed senior now has 43 total touchdowns this season.
Follow live scoring of this game on Qwixcore Just the facts: South Panola is trying for its ninth-straight win over Starkville in games played since 2004. The most recent meeting between the teams was a 20-6 South Panola victory in last year's state quarterfinals. … With eight state titles and a 166-10 overall record since 2003, South Panola is currently ranked No. 14 in the
CalPreps.com National Dynasty Rankings.
Mitch Stephens: South Panola 24, Starkville 21
Kevin Askeland: Starkville 38, South Panola 28
Jamie DeMoney: Starkville 28, South Panola 17
Stephen Spiewak: Starkville 35, South Panola 21
Leland Gordon: Starkville 28, South Panola 25
Colin Ward-Henninger: South Panola 24, Starkville 21
