MHSAA School History Since 1981

Because the Teams Page has many schools listed as "defunct" and many more that have only been open for a short while, I decided to create this page to clear up any confusion as to the actual history of some of these schools and districts. If nothing is written in the comments column, then that school has been open and played football continuously since 1981.  If you see something that is incorrect or have additional information, please send an email to jcf54@ece.msstate.edu.

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County School District School Town Mascot Comments
Adams Natchez-Adams Natchez High School Natchez Bulldogs North Natchez and South Natchez consolidated to form Natchez in 1989.
North Natchez High School Natchez Rams
South Natchez High School Natchez Colonels
Private Cathedral High School Natchez Green Wave  
Alcorn Alcorn Alcorn Central High School Glen Golden Bears  
Biggersville High School Corinth Lions  
Kossuth High School Kossuth Aggies  
Corinth Corinth High School Corinth Warriors  
Amite Amite County Amite County High School Liberty Trojans Gloster and Liberty Central consolidated to form Amite County in 1989.
Gloster High School Gloster Hornets
Liberty Central High School Liberty Bobcats
Attala Attala County Ethel High School Ethel Tigers  
McAdams High School McAdams Bulldogs  
Kosciusko Kosciusko High School Kosciusko Whippets  
Benton Benton County Ashland High School Ashland Blue Devils Does not play football.
Hickory Flat High School Hickory Flat Rebels Does not play football.
Bolivar Benoit Nugent Center High School,
Brooks High School
Benoit Tigers Nugent Center closed in 1986; students transferred to Rosedale; Re-opened in 2002 as Brooks.
Cleveland Cleveland High School Cleveland Wildcats  
East Side High School Cleveland Trojans  
Mound Bayou Mound Bayou High School,
Kennedy Memorial High School
Mound Bayou Hornets Name was changed in 1983.
North Bolivar Broad Street High School Shelby Jaguars  
Shaw Shaw High School Shaw Hawks  
West Bolivar Rosedale High School,
West Bolivar District High School
Rosedale Eagles Name was changed in 1991.
Calhoun Calhoun County Bruce High School Bruce Trojans  
Calhoun City High School Calhoun City Wildcats  
Vardaman High School Vardaman Rams  
Carroll Carroll County Carroll County High School,
George High School
North Carrollton Jaguars George and Vaiden consolidated to form Carroll County in 1999; name was changed in 2000; Vaiden did not play football.
George High School North Carrollton Wildcats
Vaiden High School Vaiden Bulldogs
Chickasaw Chickasaw County Houlka High School New Houlka Wildcats Does not play football.
Woodland High School Woodland Yellow Jackets Closed in 1987; students and attendance zone transferred to Houston; did not play football.
Houston Houston High School Houston Hilltoppers  
Okolona Okolona High School Okolona Chieftains  
Choctaw Choctaw County Ackerman High School Ackerman Indians  
Weir Attendance Center Weir Lions  
Private French Camp Academy French Camp Panthers  
Claiborne Claiborne County Port Gibson High School Port Gibson Blue Waves  
Clarke Enterprise Enterprise High School Enterprise Bulldogs  
Quitman Quitman High School Quitman Panthers  
Clay Clay County West Clay High School Montpelier Chargers Closed in 1997; students transferred to West Point, did not play football.
West Point West Point High School West Point Green Wave  
Coahoma Clarksdale Clarksdale High School Clarksdale Wildcats  
Coahoma Agricultural Coahoma Agricultural High School Clarksdale Tigers  
Coahoma County Coahoma County High School Clarksdale Red Panthers  
Copiah Copiah County Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs Tigers  
Wesson High School Wesson Cobras  
Hazlehurst Hazlehurst High School Hazlehurst Indians  
Covington Covington County Collins High School Collins Tigers  
Mount Olive High School Mount Olive Pirates  
Seminary High School Seminary Bulldogs  
DeSoto DeSoto County Center Hill High School Olive Branch Mustangs Opened 2006; starts football 2007.
DeSoto Central High School Southaven Jaguars Opened 2003
Hernando High School Hernando Tigers  
Horn Lake High School Horn Lake Eagles  
Lewisburg High School Olive Branch Patriots Opened 2006; starts football 2007.
Olive Branch High School Olive Branch Conquistadors  
Southaven High School Southaven Chargers  
Forrest Forrest County North Forrest High School Hattiesburg Eagles  
Forrest County Agricultural Forrest County Agricultural High School Brooklyn Aggies  
Hattiesburg Hattiesburg High School Hattiesburg Tigers  
Petal Petal High School Petal Panthers  
Private Sacred Heart High School Hattiesburg Crusaders Does not play football.
Franklin Franklin County Franklin County High School Meadville Bulldogs  
George George County George County High School Lucedale Rebels  
Greene Greene County Greene County High School Leakesville Wildcats Leakesville, McLain, Sand Hill, and State Line consolidated to form Greene County in 1987; State Line cancelled football after 1983.
Leakesville High School Leakesville Bears
McLain High School McLain Rams
Sand Hill High School Richton Bucks
State Line High School State Line Warriors
Grenada Grenada Grenada High School Grenada Chargers  
Hancock Bay Saint Louis-Waveland Bay High School Bay Saint Louis Tigers  
Hancock Hancock North Central High School, Hancock High School Kiln Hawks Name changed in 1991.
Private Our Lady Academy Bay Saint Louis Crescents Girls only school.
Saint Stanislaus College Bay Saint Louis Rock-a-Chaws  
Harrison Biloxi Biloxi High School Biloxi Indians  
Gulfport Gulfport High School Gulfport Admirals  
Harrison County D'Iberville High School D'Iberville Warriors  
Harrison Central High School Gulfport Red Rebels  
Long Beach Long Beach High School Long Beach Bearcats  
Pass Christian Pass Christian High School Pass Christian Pirates  
Private Saint Patrick High School Biloxi Fighting Irish Mercy Cross and Saint John will merge to form Saint Patrick in 2007.
Mercy Cross High School Biloxi Crusaders
Saint John High School Gulfport Eagles
Hinds Clinton Clinton High School Clinton Arrows  
Hinds County Byram High School,
Terry High School
Terry Bulldogs Name changed in 1996.
Raymond High School Raymond Rangers  
Terry High School Terry Yellow Jackets Closed in 1983; students transferred to Byram.
Utica High School Utica Gold Waves Closed in 1994; students transferred to Raymond
Hinds County Agricultural Hinds County Agricultural High School Utica Bulldogs  
Jackson Callaway High School Jackson Chargers  
Forest Hill High School Jackson Rebels  
Hill High School Jackson Tigers  
Jackson Alternative School,
Bailey Magnet High School
Jackson Knights Started football in 1986; name changed in 1990.
Lanier High School Jackson Bulldogs  
Murrah High School Jackson Mustangs  
Provine High School Jackson Rams  
Wingfield High School Jackson Falcons  
Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi School for the Blind Jackson Tigers Does not play football.
Mississippi School for the Deaf Jackson Bulldogs Usually plays 8-man football against other schools for the deaf; had too few players to field teams in 1999 and 2000.
Holmes Durant Durant High School Durant Tigers  
Holmes County Durant Attendance Center,
Williams-Sullivan High School
Durant Yellow Jackets Names were changed in 1985.
Lexington Attendance Center,
McClain High School
Lexington Mustangs
Tchula Attendance Center,
Marshall High School
Tchula Tigers
Humphreys Humphreys County Humphreys County High School Belzoni Cowboys  
Issaquena See Sharkey County.
Itawamba Itawamba County Itawamba Agricultural High School Fulton Indians Itawamba Agricultural High School District became part of the Itawamba County School District in 1997.
Mantachie High School Mantachie Mustangs  
Tremont High School Tremont Eagles  
Jackson Jackson County East Central High School Hurley Hornets  
Saint Martin High School Ocean Springs Yellow Jackets  
Vancleave High School Vancleave Bulldogs  
Moss Point Moss Point High School Moss Point Tigers  
Ocean Springs Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs Greyhounds  
Pascagoula Pascagoula High School Pascagoula Panthers  
Gautier High School Gautier Gators Opened 1996, started football 1997.
Private Our Lady of Victories High School,
Resurrection Catholic High School
Pascagoula Eagles Name changed in 1988; Played football from 1984-1986.
Jasper East Jasper Heidelberg High School Heidelberg Oilers  
West Jasper Bay Springs High School Bay Springs Bulldogs  
Stringer High School Stringer Red Devils  
Jefferson Jefferson County Jefferson County High School Fayette Tigers  
Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis County Bassfield High School Bassfield Yellow Jackets  
Prentiss High School Prentiss Bulldogs  
Jones Jones County Northeast Jones High School Laurel Tigers  
South Jones High School Ellisville Braves  
West Jones High School Laurel Mustangs  
Laurel Laurel High School Laurel Golden Tornadoes  
Kemper Kemper County Kemper County High School DeKalb Wildcats East Kemper and West Kemper consolidated in 1989 to form Kemper County; East Kemper did not play football.
East Kemper High School Scooba Hornets
West Kemper High School DeKalb Wildcats
Lafayette Lafayette County Lafayette High School Oxford Commodores  
Oxford Oxford High School Oxford Chargers  
Lamar Lamar County Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg Warriors  
Purvis High School Purvis Tornadoes  
Sumrall High School Sumrall Bobcats  
Lumberton Lumberton High School Lumberton Panthers  
Lauderdale Lauderdale County Clarkdale High School Meridian Bulldogs  
Northeast Lauderdale High School Meridian Trojans  
Southeast Lauderdale High School Meridian Tigers  
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville Knights  
Meridian Meridian High School Meridian Wildcats  
Lawrence Lawrence County Lawrence County High School Monticello Cougars Monticello, New Hebron, and Topeka-Tilton consolidated to form Lawrence County in 1987.
Monticello High School Monticello Red Devils
New Hebron High School New Hebron Golden Bears
Topeka-Tilton High School Monticello Lions
Leake Leake County Carthage High School Carthage Tigers  
Edinburg High School Carthage Eagles  
South Leake High School Walnut Grove Wildcats  
Thomastown High School Carthage Bulldogs  
Lee Lee County Mooreville High School Mooreville Troopers  
Saltillo High School Saltillo Tigers  
Shannon High School Shannon Red Raiders  
Nettleton Nettleton High School Nettleton Tigers  
Tupelo Tupelo High School Tupelo Golden Wave  
Leflore Greenwood Greenwood High School Greenwood Bulldogs  
Leflore County Elzy High School Greenwood Panthers  
Leflore County High School Itta Bena Tigers  
Lincoln Brookhaven Brookhaven High School Brookhaven Panthers  
Lincoln County Bogue Chitto Attendance Center Bogue Chitto Bobcats  
Enterprise Attendance Center Brookhaven Yellow Jackets  
Loyd Star Attendance Center Brookhaven Hornets  
West Lincoln Attendance Center Brookhaven Bears Started football in 1998.
Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi School for the Arts Brookhaven Phoenix Opened 2003; does not play football.
Lowndes Columbus Columbus High School Columbus Falcons Caldwell and Lee consolidated to form Columbus in 1992.
Caldwell High School Columbus Bobcats
Lee High School Columbus Generals
Lowndes County Caledonia High School Caledonia Confederates  
Motley High School,
West Lowndes High School
Columbus Panthers Name changed in 1989.
New Hope High School Columbus Trojans  
Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Columbus Blue Waves Opened 1987; does not play football.
Madison Canton Canton High School Canton Tigers  
Madison County Jackson Magnet High School Camden Falcons  
Madison Central High School Madison Jaguars East Flora and Madison-Ridgeland consolidated to form Madison Central in 1991; Madison-Ridgeland was briefly part of the Ridgeland School District which was formed in 1982 and dissolved in 1987.
East Flora High School Flora Hawks
Madison-Ridgeland High School Ridgeland Braves
Ridgeland High School Ridgeland Titans Opened 2002.
Private Saint Andrew's Episcopal School Ridgeland Saints  
Saint Joseph Catholic School Madison Bruins  
Marion Columbia Columbia High School Columbia Wildcats  
Marion County East Marion High School Columbia Eagles  
West Marion High School Foxworth Trojans  
Marshall Holly Springs Holly Springs High School Holly Springs Hawks  
Marshall County Byhalia High School Byhalia Indians Cancelled football after 1981; started football again in 2002.
Potts Camp High School Potts Camp Cardinals Does not play football.
Sand Flat High School,
Byers High School
Holly Springs Lions Name changed in 1987; does not play football.
Monroe Aberdeen Aberdeen High School Aberdeen Bulldogs  
Amory Amory High School Amory Panthers  
Monroe County Hamilton High School Hamilton Lions  
Hatley High School Amory Tigers  
Smithville High School Smithville Seminoles  
Montgomery Montgomery County Montgomery County High School Kilmichael Hornets Duck Hill and Kilmichael consolidated to form Montgomery County in 1991; Duck Hill did not play football.
Duck Hill High School Duck Hill Eagles
Kilmichael High School Kilmichael Hornets
Winona Winona High School Winona Tigers  
Neshoba Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Choctaw Central High School Philadelphia Warriors  
Neshoba County Neshoba Central High School Philadelphia Rockets  
Philadelphia Philadelphia High School Philadelphia Tornadoes  
Newton Newton Newton High School Newton Tigers  
Newton County Newton County High School Decatur Cougars Beulah-Hubbard, Decatur, and Hickory consolidated to form Newton County in 1990.
Beulah-Hubbard High School Little Rock Rebels
Decatur High School Decatur Warriors
Hickory High School Hickory Bulldogs
Union Union High School Union Yellow Jackets  
Noxubee Noxubee County Noxubee County High School Macon Tigers  
Oktibbeha Oktibbeha County Alexander High School Starkville Red Devils Closed in 1997; students transferred to Moor.
Moor High School,
East Oktibbeha County High School
Crawford Eagles,
Titans
Name changed in 2002; mascot changed in 2003.
West Oktibbeha County High School Maben Blue Devils,
Timberwolves
Maben and Sturgis consolidated to form West Oktibbeha in 2002; mascot changed in 2003.
Maben High School Maben Blue Devils
Sturgis High School Sturgis Lions
Starkville Starkville High School Starkville Yellowjackets  
Panola North Panola North Panola High School Sardis Cougars  
South Panola South Panola High School Batesville Tigers  
Pearl River Pearl River County Pearl River Central High School Carriere Blue Devils  
Picayune Picayune Memorial High School Picayune Maroon Tide  
Poplarville Poplarville High School Poplarville Hornets  
Perry Perry County Perry Central High School New Augusta Bulldogs Beaumont, New Augusta, and Runnelstown consolidated to form Perry Central in 1983.
Beaumont High School Beaumont Mustangs
New Augusta High School New Augusta Hawks
Runnelstown High School Petal Tigers
Richton Richton High School Richton Rebels  
Pike McComb McComb High School McComb Tigers  
North Pike North Pike High School Summit Jaguars  
South Pike South Pike High School Magnolia Eagles  
Pontotoc Pontotoc Pontotoc High School Pontotoc Warriors  
Pontotoc County North Pontotoc High School Ecru Vikings  
South Pontotoc High School Pontotoc Cougars  
Prentiss Baldwyn Baldwyn High School Baldwyn Bearcats  
Booneville Booneville High School Booneville Blue Devils  
Prentiss County Jumpertown High School Booneville Cardinals Does not play football.
New Site High School New Site Royals Does not play football.
Thrasher High School Booneville Rebels Started football in 1983.
Wheeler High School Wheeler Eagles May start football in 2007.
Quitman Quitman County Quitman County High School,
Palmer High School
Marks Dragons Name changed in 1999.
Rankin Pearl Pearl High School Pearl Pirates  
Rankin County Brandon High School Brandon Bulldogs  
Florence High School Florence Eagles  
McLaurin High School Florence Tigers Opened 1981 as a result of the merger between the Florence School District and the Rankin County School District.
Richland High School Richland Rangers
Northwest Rankin High School Brandon Cougars Opened 1981.
Pelahatchie High School Pelahatchie Chiefs  
Pisgah High School Sandhill Dragons  
Puckett High School Puckett Wolves  
Private Piney Woods Country Life School Piney Woods Tornadoes Does not play football.
Scott Forest Forest High School Forest Bearcats  
Scott County Lake High School Lake Hornets  
Morton High School Morton Panthers  
Scott Central High School Forest Rebels  
Sebastopol High School Sebastopol Bobcats  
Sharkey South Delta South Delta High School Rolling Fork Bulldogs Anguilla and Rolling Fork consolidated to form South Delta in 1995; Anguilla School District and Sharkey-Issaquena Line School District merged to form South Delta School District in 1992; Rolling Fork's mascot was changed to Delta Braves in 1986.
Anguilla High School Anguilla Wildcats
Rolling Fork High School Rolling Fork Deltans,
Delta Braves
Simpson Simpson County Magee High School Magee Trojans  
Mendenhall High School Mendenhall Tigers  
West Union High School,
Simpson Central High School
Pinola Bulldogs Name changed in 1984; closed in 1986; students transferred to Mendenhall.
Smith Smith County Mize High School Mize Bulldogs  
Raleigh High School Raleigh Lions  
Taylorsville High School Taylorsville Tartars  
Stone Stone County Stone High School Wiggins Tomcats  
Sunflower Drew Drew High School Drew Eagles  
Indianola Gentry High School Indianola Rams  
Sunflower County Ruleville Central High School Ruleville Tigers  
Tallahatchie East Tallahatchie Charleston High School Charleston Tigers  
West Tallahatchie West Tallahatchie High School Webb Choctaws  
Tate Senatobia Senatobia High School Senatobia Warriors  
Tate County Coldwater High School Coldwater Cougars  
Independence High School Independence Wildcats  
Strayhorn High School Sarah Mustangs Opened 2006; starts football 2007.
Tippah North Tippah Falkner High School Falkner Eagles  
Walnut Attendance Center Walnut Wildcats  
South Tippah Blue Mountain High School Blue Mountain Cougars Cancelled football after 1987.
Pine Grove High School Ripley Panthers Does not play football.
Ripley High School Ripley Tigers  
Tishomingo Iuka Iuka High School Iuka Chieftains Burnsville, Iuka, and Tishomingo consolidated to form Tishomingo County in 1991 and Iuka School District became part of the Tishomingo County School District.
Tishomingo County Tishomingo County High School Iuka Braves
Burnsville High School Burnsville Mustangs
Tishomingo High School Tishomingo Bulldogs
Belmont High School Belmont Cardinals  
Tunica Tunica County Rosa Fort High School Tunica Lions  
Union New Albany New Albany High School New Albany Bulldogs  
Union County East Union Attendance Center Blue Springs Urchins Does not play football.
Ingomar Attendance Center New Albany Falcons Does not play football.
Myrtle Attendance Center Myrtle Hawks Does not play football.
West Union Attendance Center Myrtle Eagles Does not play football.
Walthall Walthall County Dexter High School Tylertown Bulldogs  
Salem High School Tylertown Wildcats  
Tylertown High School Tylertown Chiefs  
Warren Private Saint Aloysius High School Vicksburg Flashes  
Vicksburg-Warren Vicksburg High School Vicksburg Gators Vicksburg School District and Warren County School District merged to form Vicksburg-Warren School District in 1989.
Warren Central High School Vicksburg Vikings
Washington Greenville Greenville High School,
Greenville-Weston High School
Greenville Hornets Name changed in 2001.
Weston High School Greenville Golden Eagles Opened 1983; closed in 2001; students transferred to Greenville-Weston.
Hollandale Simmons High School Hollandale Blue Devils  
Leland Leland High School Leland Cubs  
Private Saint Joseph High School Greenville Fighting Irish  
Western Line Glen Allan High School Glen Allan Packers Closed in 1987; students transferred to Riverside.
O'Bannon High School Greenville Greenwaves  
Riverside High School Avon Bulldogs  
Wayne Wayne County Wayne County High School Waynesboro War Eagles Beat Four, Buckatunna, Clara, and Waynesboro Central consolidated to form Wayne County in 1989.
Beat Four High School Waynesboro Tigers
Buckatunna High School Buckatunna Buccaneers
Clara High School Clara Whippets
Waynesboro Central High School Waynesboro Panthers
Webster Webster County East Webster High School Maben Wolverines Cumberland and Mathiston consolidated to form East Webster in 1986.
Cumberland High School Maben Bulldogs
Mathiston High School Mathiston Panthers
Eupora High School Eupora Eagles  
Wilkinson Wilkinson County Wilkinson County High School Woodville Wildcats  
Winans High School Centreville Eagles Closed in 1989; students transferred to Wilkinson County.
Winston Louisville Louisville High School Louisville Wildcats  
Nanih Waiya High School Louisville Warriors  
Noxapater High School Noxapater Tigers  
Yalobusha Coffeeville Coffeeville High School Coffeeville Pirates  
Water Valley Water Valley High School Water Valley Blue Devils  
Yazoo Holly Bluff Holly Bluff High School Holly Bluff Cougars Closed in 1991; district became part of Yazoo County School District and in 1992 a portion of this district became part of the newly-formed South Delta School District..
Yazoo City Yazoo City High School Yazoo City Indians  
Yazoo County Yazoo County High School Yazoo City Panthers Benton and Bentonia consolidated to form Yazoo County in 1992.
Benton High School Benton Bulldogs
Bentonia High School Bentonia Wolves

 

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