| MHSAA Class 3A Standings - 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Division 1-3A | Overall | Region | Division 2-3A | Overall | Region | |||||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | |||||
| Pontotoc Warriors | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Amory Panthers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Albany Bulldogs | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Shannon Red Raiders | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kossuth Aggies | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Winona Tigers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ripley Tigers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Eupora Eagles | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Saltillo Tigers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | South Pontotoc Cougars | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Alcorn Central Golden Bears | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Caledonia Confederates | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Corinth Warriors | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Division 3-3A | Overall | Region | Division 4-3A | Overall | Region | |||||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | |||||
| Senatobia Warriors | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | South Delta Bulldogs | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independence Wildcats | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | West Bolivar Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Coahoma County Red Panthers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Simmons Blue Devils | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Water Valley Blue Devils | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Leland Cubs | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Charleston Tigers | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | McClain Mustangs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Rosa Fort Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Elzy Panthers | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Quitman County Dragons | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Yazoo County Panthers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Coldwater Cougars | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Marshall Tigers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Division 5-3A | Overall | Region | Division 6-3A | Overall | Region | |||||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | |||||
| Forest Bearcats | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Franklin County Bulldogs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jackson Falcons | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Amite County Trojans | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Newton County Cougars | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Hazlehurst Indians | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Morton Panthers | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Raymond Rangers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Carthage Tigers | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Wilkinson County Wildcats | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| West Lauderdale Knights | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | North Pike Jaguars | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Kemper County Wildcats | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Florence Eagles | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Division 7-3A | Overall | Region | Division 8-3A | Overall | Region | |||||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | |||||
| Magee Trojans | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Purvis Tornadoes | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Collins Tigers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Forrest County Agricultural Aggies | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| West Marion Trojans | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Vancleave Bulldogs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| East Marion Eagles | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Poplarville Hornets | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Heidelberg Oilers | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Pass Christian Pirates | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Prentiss Bulldogs | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Perry Central Bulldogs | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Raleigh Lions | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||