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• Prep won at Hartfield Academy 31–19 on Friday, Oct. 9, a district game in Flowood, and is now 7–1 with three straight wins.
• Next up is Silliman Institute (Clinton, La.) at Patriot Field. Prep won the only prior meeting 52–6 on Oct. 24, 2025.
• Senior Night at Patriot Field, back home after the road win at Hartfield.
• Coach Hector will be the speaker at Friday’s dads’ luncheon.
• Practice: regular schedule Monday–Thursday.
• Team calendar: open the team calendar
• Pep rally: 9:38 a.m., school gym
• Thursday: chicken biscuits after morning practice
• Dads’ Luncheon: Friday 11:45 a.m., River Hills. Coach Hector is the speaker.
• Coaches’ meal / Sunday food pickup: thank you to Bobby Mounger for picking up the coaches’ meal this past game week.
• Next up for the coaches’ meal / food pickup: Jacob Haralson.
Friday, Oct. 16 – important times
• 9:38 a.m. – Senior pep rally. A senior video will be shown, so try to be there with your own box of Kleenex. The boys will also help acknowledge the senior pacers, senior cheerleaders and their sweet sponsors.
• 3:20 p.m. – Pre-game meal. All senior moms and dads are invited to serve. Be in the cafeteria by 3:20 and you’ll get the rundown.
• 6:20 p.m. – Meet at the track entrance. Meet at the track entrance to the tailgate at 6:20 to be lined up to file out onto your marker on the field. Becky Woods is helping with placement and has the list. It’s up to each family whether to take a family photo or just a parent/senior photo. If you want other kids in the photo, they need to be at the gate entrance at 6:20 as well. Family members are welcome.
• 6:30 p.m. – Senior and family acknowledgement begins. Adam Milner will be on the field taking pictures of each family and their senior player, and the pictures will be sent to you.
Player, parents and field position
| PLAYER | # | PARENTS | POS. | YARD LINE |
| Jay Bennett | 11 | Honey East & Gray Bennett | WR / DB | 23.5 |
| Blake Bitner | 12 | Cori & Chris Bitner | WR / DB | 25 |
| Emerson Boyd | 22 | Melissa & Stewart Boyd | TE / LB | 27.5 |
| Owen Brown | 9 | Mary Tison & Jay Brown | TE / LB | 30 |
| Carr Calvert | 10 | Meredith & Graham Calvert | WR / DB | 32.5 |
| Luke Essary | 8 | Stacie & Kevin Essary | QB / DB | 35 |
| Will Ferguson | 13 | Connie & Sean Ferguson | LB / TE | 37.5 |
| Harper Harris | 21 | Lindsey & Cole Harris | WR / DB | 40 |
| Jude Hayden | 18 | Marie Singleton & Chad Hayden | WR / DB | 42.5 |
| Bernie Jones | 55 | Alyson & B. Jones | OL / DL | 45 |
| Brogen McCluskey | 2 | Kristi McCluskey | WR / DB | 47.5 |
| Daniel Metcalf | 58 | Amelia & Joshua Metcalf | OL / DL | 50 |
| Bennett O’Quinn | 99 | Niki & Jeff O’Quinn | TE / DL | 47.5 |
| Parker Orr | 17 | Christy & Shannon Orr | WR / LB | 45 |
| Andrew Oswalt | 77 | Emily & Matt Oswalt | OL / DL | 42.5 |
| Manning Parks | 75 | Molly & Brad Parks | OL / DL | 40 |
| Gaines Reeves | 1 | Leigh & Todd Reeves | WR / DB | 37.5 |
| Asher Reynolds | 7 | Dusty Hauser & Todd Reynolds | WR / DB | 35 |
| Jackson Roberts | 70 | Misty & Jess Roberts | OL / DL | 32.5 |
| Leighton Sijansky | 25 | Amanda & Kevin Sijansky | TE / LB | 30 |
| Tate Smith | 50 | Cassie & Carter Smith | OL / DL | 27.5 |
| Wade Smith | 5 | Ashley & Wade Smith | WR / DB | 25 |
| Tripp Witcher | 14 | Emily & Jay Witcher | WR / DB | 23.5 |
• Silliman Institute Wildcats (Clinton, La.). Record 2–5 (district 0–2) after a 33–7 home loss to Copiah Academy on Oct. 9. Prep won the only prior meeting on file, 52–6 on Oct. 24, 2025, at Silliman.
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FOR THE STANDS
Silliman Institute arrives at Patriot Field at 2–5. The Wildcats won at Amite School Center (45–0) and at Bowling Green (36–6) the last two weeks before Friday’s 33–7 home loss to Copiah Academy. Prep won last year’s meeting 52–6.
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IF YOU WANT THE DETAILS
Silliman Institute (Clinton, La.) plays in MAIS 4A District 4 under Coach Chet Delee, and this game does not count in district play for either team. The Wildcats are 2–5 and have scored 147 points while allowing 182 this season (MaxPreps). Their two wins came in back-to-back road games — 45–0 at Amite School Center on Sep. 25 and 36–6 at Bowling Green on Oct. 2 — and they were shut out 0–42 at Columbia Academy and lost 7–33 at home to Copiah. They are 0–3 at home this season. Prep beat them 52–6 last October.
2026 results (Silliman)
| Date |
Opponent |
Silliman |
| Fri Aug 28 |
vs Brookhaven Academy |
L 14–24 |
| Fri Sep 4 |
@ Cathedral |
L 21–35 |
| Fri Sep 11 |
vs Parklane Academy |
L 24–42 |
| Fri Sep 18 |
@ Columbia Academy (district) |
L 0–42 |
| Fri Sep 25 |
@ Amite School Center |
W 45–0 |
| Fri Oct 2 |
@ Bowling Green |
W 36–6 |
| Fri Oct 9 |
vs Copiah Academy (district) |
L 7–33 |
Keys for Prep
Prep is 7–1, averaging 39.5 points and 410.9 yards a game, and the defense has 8 interceptions and 10 sacks on the year. Silliman is 2–5 and was shut out once, 0–42 at Columbia Academy.
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PUBLIC / FORM
Prep heavily favored
Massey projection Prep 48–6 · Last year Prep 52–6
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JAI
Prep 49 – Silliman 7
Prep heavily favored on Senior Night · Total ~56
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Prep won last season’s only meeting 52–6 and is a heavy favorite at home.
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Our understanding of playoff seeding:
MAIS tiebreaker system (applied once the “big 4” / Division I is set by power points):
Power points select the four teams for Division I. Once those four are locked in, power points are no longer used for seeding within that group. Seeding instead follows the standard MAIS football tiebreaker sequence (applied continuously until every place is resolved):
- Head-to-head competition among the teams involved in the tie.
- Record against common opponents (from best to worst among the tied group).
- Point differential among the teams involved in the tie (typically capped, historically at 18 points per game).
- Point differential against other relevant teams / all MAIS opponents.
- Coin flip if still unresolved.
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