SHS boys get basketball victory
WEST POINT – The Starkville Yellowjackets opened the season with a victory over New Hope 73-48 at the West Point Tournament.
Donte Powers led the Jackets with 22 points. Starkville is scheduled to play at Meridian on Thursday. High School Football Division Standings
MAIS District 2-AAA Starkville Academy (4-0)*
Heritage Academy (3-1) Leake Academy (2-2) Canton Academy (1-3) Winston Academy (0-4) * district champions
Playoff Schedule Friday, Nov. 3 Starkville Academy 30, Central Hinds Academy 0
Friday, Nov. 10 Adams County Christian Academy at Starkville Academy, 7 p.m.
MHSAA Class 6A, Region 2 Starkville (6-1)*
Madison Central (6-1) Northwest Rankin (5-2) Warren Central (5-2) Clinton (3-4) Provine (2-5) Greenville (1-6) Murrah (0-7)
* district champions
Thursday, Nov. 2
Northwest Rankin 41, Murrah 0
Friday, Nov. 3 Starkville 21, Clinton 15
Madison Central 38, Greenville 6 Warren Central 28, Provine 0
Playoff Schedule Friday, Nov. 10 Southaven at Starkville, 7 p.m.
Class 3A, Region 4 Choctaw County (5-0)*
Houston (4-1) Aberdeen (2-3) Nettleton (2-3) South Pontotoc (2-3) Hatley (0-5)
* district champions
Playoff Schedule Friday, Nov. 3 Choctaw County 44, Independence 7
Friday, Nov. 10 Choctaw County at Ruleville, 7 p.m.
Class 2A, Region 2
Winona (3-1)* Calhoun City (3-1)
Eupora (2-2) East Webster (1-3)
Leflore County (1-3) * district champions
Playoff Schedule Friday, Nov. 3 Scott Central 51, East Webster 0 Philadelphia 45, Eupora 13
Class A, Region 3
Nanih Waiya (8-0)
French Camp (7-1)
Noxapater (6-2) Vardaman (4-4) Leake County (4-4) Hamilton (4-4) West Lowndes (2-6) Sebastopol (1-7) Ethel (0-8)
Thursday, Nov. 2
Nanih Waiya 36, Noxapater 0
Friday, Nov. 3 French Camp 56, Leake County 44
Hamilton 16, Vardaman 6 West Lowndes 36, Sebastopol 18
Playoff Schedule Friday, Nov. 10 Resurrection at French Camp, 7 p.m.
College Football SEC Standings WESTERN DIVISION
Team…SEC...Overall Alabama…6-0…9-0 Auburn…5-1…7-2
Miss. State…3-2…7-2
LSU…3-2…6-3 Texas A&M…3-3…5-4 Ole Miss…2-4…4-5 Arkansas…1-4…4-5
EASTERN DIVISION
Team…SEC...Overall Georgia…6-0…9-0 S. Carolina…4-3…6-3 Kentucky…3-3…6-3 Florida…3-4…3-5 Missouri…1-4…4-5 Tennessee…0-5…4-5 Vanderbilt…0-5…4-5
Saturday, Nov. 4 Miss. State 34, UMass 23
Ole Miss 37, Kentucky 34 Auburn 42, Texas A&M 27 Missouri 45, Florida 16 Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 17 Georgia 24, S. Carolina 10 Arkansas 39, Coastal Carolina 38 Tennessee 24, Southern Miss 10 Alabama 24, LSU 10
Saturday, Nov. 11 Alabama at Miss. State, 6 p.m.
Louisiana at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. Georgia at Auburn, 2:30 p.m. Arkansas at LSU, 11 a.m. Florida at S. Carolina, 11 a.m. Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Texas A&M, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
Associated Press Top 25
Rank. Team, Points, Record
1. Alabama (56), 1,520, 9-0
2. Georgia (5), 1,468, 9-0
3. Notre Dame, 1,357, 8-1
4. Clemson, 1,289, 8-1
5. Oklahoma, 1,258, 8-1
6. Wisconsin, 1,256, 9-0
7. Miami, 1,220, 8-0
8. Texas Christian, 1,087, 8-1
9. Washington, 1,061, 8-1
10. Auburn, 875, 7-2
11. Ohio State, 781, 7-2
12. Oklahoma State, 766, 7-2
13. Michigan State, 760, 7-2
14. Central Florida, 736, 8-0
15. Southern California, 718, 8-2
16. Penn State, 717, 7-2
17. Virginia Tech, 537, 7-2
18. Mississippi State, 464, 7-2
19. Washington State, 420, 8-2
20. Memphis, 376, 8-1
21. Michigan, 184, 7-2
Today
HORSE RACING 8:30 p.m.
FS1 — Melbourne Cup, at Melbourne, Australia
Others receiving votes: LSU 142, North Carolina State 101, Toledo 31, Stanford 22, Boise State 14, Arizona 14, Northwestern 6, Army 2, San Diego State 1.
USA Today Amway Coaches Poll
Rank. Team, Points, Record
1. Alabama (64), 1,624, 9-0
2. Georgia (1), 1,560, 9-0
3. Wisconsin, 1,392, 9-0
4. Clemson, 1,379, 8-1
5. Notre Dame, 1,367, 8-1
6. Miami, 1,326, 8-0
7. Oklahoma, 1,314, 8-1
8. Washington, 1,154, 8-1
9. Texas Christian, 1,143, 8-1
10. Auburn, 900, 7-2
11. Ohio State, 881, 7-2
12. Central Florida, 854, 8-0
13. Penn State, 817, 7-2
14. Southern California, 778, 8-2
15. Oklahoma State, 764, 7-2
16. Michigan State, 609, 7-2
17. Virginia Tech, 555, 7-2
18. Mississippi State, 462, 7-2
19. Memphis, 457, 8-1
20. Washington State, 376, 8-2
21. South Florida, 306, 8-1
22. Michigan, 261, 7-2
23. Iowa State, 150, 6-3
24. North Carolina State, 149, 6-3
25. LSU, 136, 6-3
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 120; Iowa 112; Stanford 58; Toledo 31; Boise State 29; Arizona 25; San Diego State 18; South Carolina 6; Northwestern 5; Troy 4; Army 3.
National Football League
Standings All Times EDT
NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Division
Philadelphia (8-1) Dallas (5-3) Washington (4-4) N.Y. Giants (1-7)
Mississippi State coach David McFatrich said about senior Payton Harris. NFL FOOTBALL 7:15 p.m.
ESPN & ESPN2 — Detroit at Green Bay (Spanish-language simulcast on ESPN2) Kansas City Dallas
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 334 laps, 0 rating, 59 points.
2. (7) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 334, 0,
51.
3. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 0,
47.
4. (35) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 334, 0,
40.
5. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 334, 0,
32.
6. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 334, 0, 42.
7. (36) Joey Logano, Ford, 334, 0, 30.
8. (34) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 334, 0, 35.
9. (1) Kurt Busch, Ford, 334, 0, 38.
10. (4) Erik Jones, Toyota, 334, 0, 34.
11. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 334, 0, 26.
12. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 334, 0, 25.
13. (15) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 334, 0, 27.
14. (6) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 334, 0,
24.
15. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, 334, 0, 22.
16. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 334, 0, 21.
17. (14) Danica Patrick, Ford, 333, 0,
20.
18. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 333, 0, 19.
19. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 333, 0, 18.
20. (25) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 333, 0, 17.
21. (23) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 333, 0, 16.
22. (26) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 333, 0, 15.
23. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 332, 0, 14.
24. (27) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 332, 0,
13.
25. (28) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 332, 0, 12.
26. (22) Landon Cassill, Ford, 331, 0,
11.
27. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 331, 0, 10.
28. (37) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 330, 0, 9.
29. (29) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 330, 0,
8.
30. (24) David Ragan, Ford, 329, 0, 7.
31. (38) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 6.
32. (30) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 322, 0,
0.
33. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 322, 0, 4.
34. (31) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 305, 0, 0.
35. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 304, 0, 2.
36. (20) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 303, 0, 1.
37. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 282, 0, 18.
38. (33) David Starr, Chevrolet, accident, 237, 0, 0.
39. (39) Corey Lajoie, Toyota, engine, 227, 0, 1.
40. (40) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, engine, 159, 0, 1.
College Basketball
Mississippi State men’s 2018 SEC Schedule
Date --- Game --- Time --- TV
Jan. 2 --- Arkansas --- 8 p.m. --- SEC Network
Jan. 6 --- at Ole Miss --- 3:30 p.m. --SEC Network
Jan. 10 --- at Florida --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network
Jan. 13 --- Auburn --- 2:30 p.m. --- SEC Network
Jan. 16 --- Vanderbilt --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network
Jan. 20 --- at Alabama --- 7:30 p.m. --SEC Network
Jan. 23 --- at Kentucky --- 8 p.m. --ESPN
Jan. 27 --- Missouri --- 7:30 p.m. --SEC Network
Jan. 31 --- at South Carolina --- 7:30 p.m. --- SEC Network
Feb. 3 --- Georgia --- 5 p.m. --- ESPNU Feb. 6 --- Alabama --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network
Feb. 10 --- at Missouri --- 1 p.m. --ESPN/2
Feb. 14 --- at Vanderbilt --- 6 p.m. --SEC Network
Feb. 17 --- Ole Miss --- 7:30 p.m. --SEC Network
Feb. 20 --- at Texas A&M --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network
Feb. 24 --- South Carolina --- 2:30 p.m. --- SEC Network
Feb. 27 --- Tennessee --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network
March 3 --- at LSU --- noon --- SEC Network
National Basketball Association
Schedule All Times EST
Saturday’s Games
Memphis 113, L.A. Clippers 104 Detroit 108, Sacramento 99 Minnesota 112, Dallas 99 New Orleans 96, Chicago 90, OT Golden State 127, Denver 108
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta 117, Cleveland 115 Miami 104, L.A. Clippers 101 Boston 104, Orlando 88 Washington 107, Toronto 96 Houston 137, Utah 110
San Antonio 112, Phoenix 95 New York 108, Indiana 101 Minnesota 112, Charlotte 94 Oklahoma City at Portland, late Memphis at L.A. Lakers, late