MHSAA Class 4A Standings - 1997  
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  Division 1-4A Overall Region   Division 2-4A Overall Region  
  W L T W L T   W L T W L T  
  Aberdeen Bulldogs 8 5 0 5 0 0   Lafayette Commodores 11 2 0 5 0 0  
  Houston Hilltoppers 9 3 0 4 1 0   Oxford Chargers 9 3 0 4 1 0  
  West Point Green Wave 4 7 0 3 2 0   North Panola Cougars 5 6 0 3 2 0  
  New Hope Trojans 3 8 0 2 3 0   Olive Branch Conquistadors 6 5 0 2 3 0  
  Itawamba Agricultural Indians 7 4 0 3 4 0   Holly Springs Hawks 3 8 0 1 4 0  
  Tishomingo County Braves 5 6 0 0 5 0   Hernando Tigers 3 7 0 0 5 0  
                                 
  Division 3-4A Overall Region   Division 4-4A Overall Region  
  W L T W L T   W L T W L T  
  Clarksdale Wildcats 14 1 0 5 0 0   Louisville Wildcats 10 4 0 5 0 0  
  East Side Trojans 8 4 0 4 1 0   Neshoba Central Rockets 3 8 0 3 2 0  
  Weston Golden Eagles 5 5 1 2 3 0   Noxubee County Tigers 9 2 0 3 2 0  
  Cleveland Wildcats 4 7 0 2 3 0   Kosciusko Whippets 7 4 0 2 3 0  
  Yazoo City Indians 4 7 0 2 3 0   Wingfield Falcons 6 4 0 2 3 0  
  Humphreys County Cowboys 2 9 0 0 5 0   Canton Tigers 1 10 0 0 5 0  
                               
  Division 5-4A Overall Region   Division 6-4A Overall Region  
  W L T W L T   W L T W L T  
  Northeast Jones Tigers 12 1 0 6 0 0   Brookhaven Panthers 12 1 0 8 0 0  
  West Jones Mustangs 5 6 0 4 2 0   South Pike Eagles 9 3 0 7 1 0  
  South Jones Braves 8 2 0 4 2 0   McComb Tigers 7 4 0 6 2 0  
  Laurel Golden Tornadoes 5 6 0 3 3 0   Tylertown Chiefs 6 4 0 5 3 0  
  Quitman Panthers 6 5 0 2 4 0   Terry Bulldogs 6 4 0 4 4 0  
  Mendenhall Tigers 4 6 0 2 4 0   Lawrence County Cougars 5 6 0 2 6 0  
  Northeast Lauderdale Trojans 0 11 0 0 6 0   Crystal Springs Tigers 3 8 0 2 6 0  
                  Jefferson County Tigers 2 8 0 2 6 0  
                  Port Gibson Blue Waves 0 11 0 0 8 0  
                                 
  Division 7-4A Overall Region   Division 8-4A Overall Region  
  W L T W L T   W L T W L T  
  Picayune Maroon Tide 8 5 0 7 0 0   Gautier Gators 11 1 0 7 0 0  
  Petal Panthers 6 5 0 6 1 0   D'Iberville Warriors 9 3 0 6 1 0  
  Hancock Hawks 8 2 0 5 2 0   Greene County Wildcats 8 3 0 4 3 0  
  Columbia Wildcats 4 6 0 4 3 0   Stone Tomcats 7 4 0 4 3 0  
  Pearl River Central Blue Devils 3 8 0 3 4 0   George County Rebels 3 8 0 3 4 0  
  Oak Grove Warriors 1 9 0 1 6 0   Long Beach Bearcats 4 6 0 2 5 0  
  Bay Tigers 1 10 0 1 6 0   East Central Hornets 2 8 0 2 5 0  
  Saint Stanislaus Rock-a-chaws 1 10 0 1 6 0   Saint Martin Yellow Jackets 2 9 0 0 7 0