| MHSAA Class 5A Standings - 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Region 1-5A | Overall | Region | Region 2-5A | Overall | Region | |||||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | |||||
| South Panola Tigers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Madison Central Jaguars | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Starkville Yellow Jackets | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Warren Central Vikings | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tupelo Golden Wave | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Clinton Arrows | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Grenada Chargers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Vicksburg Gators | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Horn Lake Eagles | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Greenville Hornets | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Greenwood Bulldogs | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Callaway Chargers | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Columbus Falcons | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Gentry Rams | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Southaven Chargers | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Lanier Bulldogs | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Region 3-5A | Overall | Region | Region 4-5A | Overall | Region | |||||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | |||||
| Natchez Bulldogs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Moss Point Tigers | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Bulldogs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Hattiesburg Tigers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Forest Hill Rebels | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Biloxi Indians | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pearl Pirates | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Gulfport Admirals | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Meridian Wildcats | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Pascagoula Panthers | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Northwest Rankin Cougars | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Ocean Springs Greyhounds | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Provine Rams | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Harrison Central Red Rebels | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Hill Tigers | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Wayne County War Eagles | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Murrah Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||