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Varsity Voices | MAIS 2026 Week 8 Recap / Week 9 Preview — Leake vs. Lamar — S2 E09

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Co-Host Cliff Barker, joined by Tri-County Academy color analyst Spence Shepard and Pillow Academy play-by-play voice Jonathan Mills, recaps MAIS Week 8 from 4A to 8-Man, updates the power point playoff picture and picks the Week 9 slate.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Headline — Leake 34, Lamar 0

- Jackson Prep 31, Hartfield 19 and Jackson Academy 34, Magnolia Heights 0

- Pillow 24, Washington 20, with Pillow's Jonathan Mills

- Simpson 10, Brookhaven 7 in overtime

- Player of the Week — Desi Monix, Lee Academy: 10 carries, 306 yards, 5 TDs

- Team of the Week — Leake Academy

- Power points — the playoff brackets if they started Friday

- Week 9 Game of the Week — Starkville Academy at Magnolia Heights, plus picks

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Varsity Voices | MHSAA 2026 Week 7 Recap — 7A Through 1A — S2 E07-2

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Host Breck Riley and Co-Hosts Jared Shotts and Brandon Davis recap MHSAA Week 7 from 7A through 1A, and argue over whether Germantown's win at Starkville was an upset at all.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Germantown wins at Starkville behind Cy McBeth's four touchdowns. Upset or not?

- Louisville 59, Kosciusko 38 — Zayden Jernigan runs for 308 yards and 6 TDs

- Oak Grove 29, Petal 28 in overtime on a two-point call

- Winona 42, Noxubee County 14 — Yoshon Hudson goes for 281 yards and 5 TDs

- Gulfport 42, St. Martin 14 ends St. Martin's unbeaten run

- Upsets across 6A: Center Hill over Grenada and Long Beach over Gautier

- Brookhaven 49, Laurel 0 and Natchez stays unbeaten

- Team of the Week — Mendenhall

- Player of the Week — Cash Litton, East Central: 145 passing yards, 86 rushing yards, 6 TDs in a 55-30 win over Purvis

- Best running back in the state: the case for Ty Keys

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Varsity Voices | MHSAA 2026 Week 7 Preview — 7A Through 1A — S2 E07-1

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Host Breck Riley and Co-Hosts Jared Shotts and Brandon Davis, joined by Oak Grove color analyst Lance LeFan, preview the Week 7 slate across all seven MHSAA classifications as district play heats up.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Game of the Week — Oak Grove at Petal, with Lance LeFan on the rivalry

- Kosciusko vs. Louisville, the 92nd meeting

- Germantown at Starkville in District 2-7A

- Winona vs. Noxubee County in a 3A heavyweight fight

- Lafayette vs. New Hope in the 5A North race

- Undefeated and overlooked — Canton, Natchez, Edwards, Eupora and Wesson

- The Cross Creek rivalry — Nanih Waiya vs. Noxapater

- Pick'em — Brandon Davis leads the panel at 25-10

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Varsity Voices | MHSAA Week 6 Player of the Week — Stone's Ayden Green

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Co-Host Jared Shotts sits down with Stone junior running back Ayden Green, the Mississippi Army National Guard Player of the Week, after a 292-yard night in the Tomcats' 42-39 comeback win over St. Stanislaus.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Player of the Week — Ayden Green, Stone: 292 rushing yards in a 42-39 win over St. Stanislaus

- Down 24-14 at halftime, and the speech that turned it

- A senior-heavy offensive line that "just likes to work"

- Thunder and lightning — sharing the backfield with a second 100-yard back

- Opening district play on the road at Wayne County

- Fourth and goal at the one — the play he's calling

- The new field and the Stone community behind it

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Varsity Voices | MHSAA Week 6 Team of the Week — Lake Cormorant and Coach Nick Nestor

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Co-Host Jared Shotts talks with Lake Cormorant head coach Nick Nestor, whose Gators are the Mississippi Sports Medicine Team of the Week after rallying from 17-0 down to beat South Panola 27-23.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Team of the Week — Lake Cormorant, 27-23 winners over South Panola

- Down 17-0 in the first quarter, then six points allowed the rest of the way

- The goal-line stand that sealed it

- A sophomore with six interceptions who also scored twice on offense

- A veteran defensive front loaded with college commits

- What the Gators still need to fix before Center Hill

- How you actually say "Lake Cormorant"

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Varsity Voices | MAIS Week 7 Team of the Week — Jackson Prep and Coach Doug Goodwin

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Co-Host Cliff Barker talks with Jackson Prep head coach Doug Goodwin, whose Patriots are the first Varsity Voices MAIS Team of the Week after a 35-24 win over crosstown rival Jackson Academy.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Team of the Week — Jackson Prep, 35-24 winners over Jackson Academy

- How three big pass plays beat a stacked box

- A roster that returned its starters after a young 2025

- A defense giving up over 100 pounds a man up front, per Goodwin

- What makes a Prep player, in Goodwin's words

- Next up — Jackson Prep at Hartfield Academy

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Varsity Voices | MAIS Week 7 Player of the Week — Tri-County Academy's Cade Hunt

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Co-Host Cliff Barker sits down with Tri-County Academy running back and linebacker Cade Hunt, the Mississippi Army National Guard Player of the Week, after a 308-yard, six-touchdown night at Washington School.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Player of the Week — Cade Hunt, Tri-County Academy: 14 carries, 308 yards, 6 TDs

- Tri-County 56, Washington School 21 in a No. 1 vs. No. 3 matchup

- Two long touchdown runs on back-to-back carries

- The offensive line, and Gage Mecham's move back to H-back

- Playing both ways at inside linebacker

- What the loss to Jackson Prep taught the Rebels

- What it takes to win another 3A state championship

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Varsity Voices | MAIS 2026 Week 7 Recap / Week 8 Preview — Jackson Prep vs. Jackson Academy — S2 E08

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Host Lee Adams and Co-Hosts Cliff Barker and Cooper Sanders, joined by Jackson Prep broadcaster Kevin Griffin, recap MAIS Week 7, break down the playoff picture by power points, and pick the Week 8 slate.

ON THIS EPISODE

- Game of the Week — Jackson Prep 35, Jackson Academy 24, ending JA's 13-game win streak

- Luke Essary — 243 passing yards, 3 TDs, and still no interceptions this season

- 2A upsets — Lee Academy 34, North Delta 6 and Winona Christian 29, Oak Hill 6

- Catholic (Baton Rouge) 37, MRA 14 and Tupelo 49, Hartfield 7

- Player of the Week — Cade Hunt, Tri-County Academy: 14 carries, 308 yards, 6 TDs in a 56-21 win over Washington School

- Team of the Week — Jackson Prep

- Power points — what every bracket looks like if the playoffs started today

- Week 8 Game of the Week — Lamar at Leake Academy, plus picks for all nine games

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Varsity Voices | MHSAA 2026 Week 6 Recap — 7A Through 1A — S2 E06-2https://youtube.com/live/a2VU5-qlvTQThe State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Host Breck Riley and Co-Hosts Jared Shotts and Jake Wimberly recap MHSAA Week 6 from 7A through 1A, a week of comebacks that ran from Oxford's 31-28 win over Madison Central to Poplarville's 49-48 rally past McComb.ON THIS EPISODE- Game of the Week — Oxford 31, Madison Central 28, won on a late field goal- Poplarville 49, McComb 48 — Ty Keys runs for 345 yards and 5 TDs to finish the comeback- Team of the Week — Lake Cormorant, down 17-0 early, beats South Panola 27-23- Kemper County ends East Webster's 20-game winning streak- Tupelo 49, Hartfield Academy 7 in the MHSAA vs. MAIS matchup- Ethel 21, McAdams 18 in the Attala County Super Bowl- Stringer 48, Taylorsville 0- Player of the Week — Aiden Green, Stone: 292 rushing yards, 3 TDs in a 42-39 win over St. StanislausBroadcasting from the Environment Masters Studio — hassle-free plumbing and AC.THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSC SPIRE — Rick's Pro Truck — Environment Masters — Entergy Mississippi — Cherokee Brick — Explore Ridgeland — Farm Families of Mississippi — Hinds Community College — Mississippi Department of Transportation — Lighthouse Limo Services — Mississippi Army National Guard — Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopedic — Hebert Professional Services — Case Flooring — Pine Straw America — Genuine MS — Oxford FallsFOLLOW THE NETWORK@STATECHAMPRADIO on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook & TwitterNew episodes every week.#MHSAA #MississippiFootball #HighSchoolFootball #VarsityVoices #MHSAAFootball #FridayNightLights

Varsity Voices | MHSAA 2026 Week 6 Preview — 7A Through 1A — S2 E06-1

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The State Championships Radio Network presents Varsity Voices — your home for Mississippi high school football. Brandon Davis and Jared Shotts preview MHSAA Week 6 from 7A through 1A, from McComb at Poplarville to Madison Central at Oxford, then make their pick'em picks and name the best and worst of the season so far.

ON THIS EPISODE

• McComb at Poplarville — AI gives Poplarville 85%, with McComb's quarterback situation in question

• Madison Central at Oxford — a 7A District 2 opener between two teams scoring about 26 points a game

• South Panola at Lake Cormorant — Lake Cormorant's defense is allowing about 4 points a game

• Leake High School at Cleveland Central — Leake looks to bounce back after a 47-0 loss to Heidelberg

• D'Iberville — the quietest 5-0 start in the state, hosting West Harrison

• Brandon at Northwest Rankin — AI gives Brandon 81%

• Winona at Aberdeen and Seminary at Sumrall in 3A

• Clarkdale vs. Bay Springs and Enterprise at Heidelberg in 2A

• Pick'em picks, plus the best and worst of the season so far: Tupelo, Ty Keys, Eugene Clinton, Canton and West Point

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