Your 2026 Guide to High School Football in the Memphis Area 🏈
Every school, every schedule, from Millington to Marion to Olive Branch.
Friday nights in the 901 start Aug. 20, and there is no single place to find every schedule — until now. This is every high school in the Memphis metro that fields varsity football in 2026, with the full slate for each one, plus the dates worth circling.
Last updated August 2026. Schedules change — always confirm with the school before you drive.
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📌 A Few Notes Before You Scroll
All kickoffs are 7 p.m. unless noted.
An asterisk (*) marks a region or conference game
Schools are listed alphabetically within each area.
🗓️ The 2026 Season Calendar
Three states, three different calendars. Here's when each one actually starts and ends.
Tennessee (TSSAA)
July 27 — first practice in full pads
Aug. 13–14 — the MSCIAA varsity jamboree: 32 teams across 11 sites, six sites Thursday and five Friday. First quarter kicks at 6 p.m., 30-minute running clock, and tickets are up to $10 online — good at one site only
Aug. 20–21 — Week 1
Oct. 30 — last week of the regular season
Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27 — playoff rounds
Dec. 3–5 — the BlueCross Bowl state championships in Chattanooga (Division II on Thursday; 1A, 3A and 5A on Friday; 2A, 4A and 6A on Saturday)
Mississippi (MHSAA)
Aug. 3 — first practice
Aug. 21 — jamboree night (note the early kickoffs — these don't count)
Aug. 27 — first regular-season games
Oct. 29 (1A–4A) / Nov. 5 (5A–7A) — end of the regular season
Nov. 6 (1A–4A) / Nov. 13 (5A–7A) — playoffs begin
Dec. 3–5 — state championships 🚨 [Site not yet announced by MHSAA — Starkville hosted in 2025.]
Arkansas (AAA)
Aug. 20–21 — benefit games (they don't count toward the record)
Aug. 28 — Week 1
Nov. 6 — last regular-season week
Playoffs follow in November, with most state championships at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock 🚨 [The Arkansas Activities Association had not published official 2026 playoff or championship dates as of press time.]
🔴 Games to Circle
Christian Brothers at MUS — Friday, Oct. 23, Stokes-Alston Stadium. The two schools first met in 1894 at Citizen's Park, making this the oldest high school football rivalry in Shelby County and one of the oldest in the South. Their campuses sit less than four miles apart on Walnut Grove and Park. It's also a Division II-AAA region game and MUS's senior night.
Germantown at Houston — Friday, Aug. 21. The Germantown city rivalry, in Week 1, and a genuinely loaded opener: Houston is the 2023 state champion, and Germantown is debuting Duron Sutton, who left Ridgeway after 16 seasons.
Melrose at Memphis Central — Friday, Aug. 21. Two of the oldest programs in the city, opening against each other at Crump Stadium — and Melrose's first game under Cedrick Wilson Sr., the Orange Mound native and Super Bowl champion who came home to coach his alma mater.
Whitehaven's whole September. Stan Collins is back on Elvis Presley Boulevard after 30 years away, and the schedule doesn't ease him in: at Houston Aug. 28, at Germantown Sept. 11, at Southaven Sept. 18, at Munford Sept. 25.
Bartlett at Arlington — Friday, Oct. 30. The regular-season finale for both, with Region 7 seeding hanging on it.
Booker T. Washington at Manassas — Thursday, Oct. 15. Two of the most historically significant Black high schools in Memphis, now region opponents in Class 1A.
West Memphis at Marion — Friday, Oct. 9, Southern Bancorp Stadium. Crittenden County's night of the year. Marion took the 2025 meeting.
Munford at Brighton — Friday, Oct. 16. The Tipton County rivalry, and since the 5A realignment it's a region game with playoff seeding attached.
Manassas at Trezevant — Saturday, Aug. 29, 6 p.m. The only Saturday high school football game in Memphis all season.
Collierville's opener — Saturday, Aug. 22, 6 p.m. vs. East Nashville Magnet. The other Saturday oddity, and the metro's only Week 1 Saturday game.
Memphis & Shelby County Schools
Every MSCS and charter program that fields varsity football, alphabetically. Most of these schools share district-owned stadiums rather than hosting on campus.
Bluff City High School — Gray Wolves
📍 Hickory Hill · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Bryan Laws
The youngest program on this list has already made the playoffs three times — 2021, 2022 and 2024 — while still hunting its first postseason win.
Aug. 20 — vs. KIPP Memphis Collegiate
Aug. 28 — at Liberty Technology Magnet
Sept. 4* — vs. Mitchell (TBA)
Sept. 11* — at Sheffield (TBA)
Sept. 18* — at Fairley (TBA)
Sept. 24* — vs. Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Oct. 1 — vs. Westwood
Oct. 9* — vs. Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering
Oct. 22* — at Trezevant (TBA)
Oct. 30* — at Hillcrest (TBA)
Bolton High School — Wildcats
📍 Arlington · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8 · 👤 Clarence “CJ” Marshall
Fourteen playoff trips since 1986 and still no football title — but the basketball program has six state championships, the last in 1989.
Aug. 21 — at White Station
Aug. 28 — at Memphis Central
Sept. 4 — vs. Fayette-Ware
Sept. 11* — at Melrose (TBA)
Sept. 18 — at Millington Central
Sept. 25* — vs. Frederick Douglass (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Hamilton (TBA)
Oct. 9* — vs. Memphis East (TBA)
Oct. 16* — vs. Wooddale (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Raleigh Egypt (TBA)
Booker T. Washington High School — Warriors
📍 South Memphis · 🏈 Class 1A, Region 8 · 👤 Aubrey Phillips · 🏟️ B.T.W. Stadium
Traces to the Clay Street School founded in 1873, one of the first public high schools for Black students in Memphis. President Obama delivered the 2011 commencement address after BTW won the national Race to the Top Commencement Challenge.
Aug. 21 — vs. Trezevant
Aug. 28 — vs. Kingsbury (TBA)
Sept. 10 — at Hillcrest
Sept. 17* — at Oakhaven (TBA)
Sept. 25* — vs. Westwood (TBA)
Oct. 1* — at KIPP Memphis Collegiate (TBA)
Oct. 9* — vs. Middleton (TBA)
Oct. 15* — at Manassas (TBA)
Oct. 29* — vs. Memphis Middle College (TBA)
Cordova High School — Wolves
📍 Cordova · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 7 · 👤 John V. Dowtin IV · 🏟️ Cordova Stadium
Opened in 1997 and has sent five players to the NFL — Jeremy Banks, Quinton Bohanna, Michael Coe, Phillip Merling and Chris Taylor. Rapper NLE Choppa went here too.
Aug. 21 — vs. Craigmont
Aug. 28 — vs. Oakhaven (TBA)
Sept. 4 — vs. Center Hill (MS) (TBA)
Sept. 18 — vs. White Station (TBA)
Sept. 25* — at Houston
Oct. 2* — vs. Arlington (TBA)
Oct. 8* — at Bartlett (TBA)
Oct. 16 — at First Assembly Christian
Oct. 23* — vs. Collierville
Oct. 30 — vs. Franklin (TBA)
Craigmont High School — Chiefs
📍 Raleigh · 🏈 Class 4A, Region 8
Craigmont closes the regular season on the road at Fayette-Ware, the only Region 8 school outside Shelby County.
Aug. 21 — at Cordova
Aug. 28 — vs. Raleigh Egypt
Sept. 4* — at Haywood
Sept. 11* — vs. Kirby
Sept. 17 — at Kingsbury
Oct. 2 — at Collierville
Oct. 8* — at Millington Central
Oct. 16* — vs. Ridgeway
Oct. 22* — vs. Lakeland Preparatory
Oct. 30* — at Fayette-Ware
Fairley High School — Bulldogs
📍 Southwest Memphis · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Frederick Copeland
Thirty playoff appearances since 1988, including 14 of the last 15 seasons — the most consistent postseason program in 2A Region 8.
Aug. 21 — vs. Millington Central
Aug. 28 — at Briarcrest Christian
Sept. 4 — at Whitehaven
Sept. 11* — vs. Trezevant (TBA)
Sept. 18* — vs. Bluff City (TBA)
Sept. 25* — vs. Sheffield (TBA)
Oct. 1* — at Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Oct. 16* — vs. Hillcrest (TBA)
Oct. 22* — at Mitchell (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (TBA)
Frederick Douglass High School — Red Devils
📍 North Memphis · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8 · 👤 Brodrick Stevens
Douglass, Hamilton and Melrose all landed in the same region this cycle, which turns three of the oldest rivalries in Memphis into playoff-seeding games.
Aug. 21 — at Oakhaven
Aug. 27 — at Hillcrest
Sept. 4 — at Covington
Sept. 10* — vs. Raleigh Egypt (TBA)
Sept. 18 — at Peabody
Sept. 25* — at Bolton (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Melrose (TBA)
Oct. 9* — vs. Hamilton (TBA)
Oct. 15* — vs. Memphis East (TBA)
Oct. 22* — at Wooddale (TBA)
Germantown High School — Red Devils
📍 Germantown · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 8 · 👤 Duron Sutton
Two state titles (1983 and a 14-1 run in 2003), four runner-up finishes and 38 playoff trips. New coach Duron Sutton arrives from Ridgeway, where he spent 16 seasons.
Aug. 21 — at Houston
Aug. 28 — at Bartlett
Sept. 4 — vs. Sheffield
Sept. 11* — vs. Whitehaven
Sept. 17 — vs. Lausanne Collegiate
Sept. 25 — at Memphis Central
Oct. 2 — vs. DeSoto Central (MS)
Oct. 16* — vs. White Station
Oct. 23 — vs. Munford
Oct. 30* — at Southwind
Hamilton High School — Wildcats
📍 South Memphis · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8
Reached the Class AAA final in 1984 — still the program's only title-game appearance. Alumni include NBA guard Todd Day and the late rapper Young Dolph.
Aug. 21 — at Mitchell (TBA)
Aug. 28 — at Montgomery Bell Academy
Sept. 4 — at Arlington
Sept. 18* — at Raleigh Egypt (TBA)
Sept. 24* — vs. Melrose
Oct. 2* — vs. Bolton (TBA)
Oct. 9* — at Frederick Douglass (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at Memphis East (TBA)
Oct. 30* — vs. Wooddale (TBA)
Hillcrest High School — Vikings
📍 Whitehaven · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Jermaine Jordan
Hillcrest opens with three straight non-region games before a seven-game region gauntlet that decides its playoff seed.
Aug. 20 — at Manassas
Aug. 27 — vs. Frederick Douglass
Sept. 3* — at Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Sept. 10 — vs. Booker T. Washington
Sept. 17* — at Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (TBA)
Sept. 25* — vs. Trezevant (TBA)
Oct. 1* — at Mitchell (TBA)
Oct. 16* — at Fairley (TBA)
Oct. 23* — vs. Sheffield (TBA)
Oct. 30* — vs. Bluff City (TBA)
KIPP Memphis Collegiate School — Phoenix
📍 Nutbush · 🏈 Class 1A, Region 8 · 👤 Robert Smith
Four playoff appearances since 2015 while bouncing between 1A and 2A. Homecoming is Oct. 1 against Booker T. Washington; senior night is Oct. 16.
Aug. 20 — at Bluff City
Aug. 28 — at Hardin Co.
Sept. 3 — vs. Raleigh Egypt
Sept. 10* — vs. Manassas (TBA)
Sept. 17* — at Memphis Middle College (TBA)
Oct. 1* — vs. Booker T. Washington (TBA)
Oct. 8 — at White Station
Oct. 16* — vs. Oakhaven (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at Middleton (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Westwood
Kingsbury High School — Falcons
📍 Berclair · 🏈 Class 5A, Region 8 · 👤 Terrence Turner
Eight of Kingsbury's 10 games are on the road. Only Craigmont and Memphis Central visit N. Graham Street, and both come on Thursdays.
Aug. 21 — at Harding Academy
Aug. 28 — at Booker T. Washington (TBA)
Sept. 4 — at Wooddale
Sept. 11 — at St. Benedict at Auburndale
Sept. 17 — vs. Craigmont
Sept. 25* — at Brighton (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Munford
Oct. 16* — at Overton (TBA)
Oct. 22* — vs. Memphis Central (TBA)
Oct. 30 — at Manassas
Kirby High School — Cougars
📍 Hickory Hill · 🏈 Class 4A, Region 8 · 👤 Clayton Bullard · 🏟️ Kirby Stadium (turf)
Opened in 1980; the 1984 team went 10-0 and won the City/County championship. Best-known alum is Reggie Howard, who played seven NFL seasons after recovering from a broken neck at the University of Memphis.
Aug. 20 — at Sheffield
Aug. 28 — at Melrose
Sept. 4 — at Memphis University School
Sept. 11* — at Craigmont
Sept. 18* — vs. Ridgeway (TBA)
Sept. 25* — at Millington Central
Oct. 2 — at Southwind
Oct. 8* — at Lakeland Preparatory
Oct. 23* — vs. Fayette-Ware (TBA)
Oct. 30* — vs. Haywood
Manassas High School — Tigers
📍 North Memphis · 🏈 Class 1A, Region 8 · 👤 Will Vaughn
Opened in 1900 and expanded with Rosenwald School funding in the 1920s. The football program is the subject of “Undefeated,” which won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Alumni include Isaac Hayes and photojournalist Ernest Withers.
Aug. 20 — vs. Hillcrest
Aug. 29 — at Trezevant (6 p.m.)
Sept. 4* — vs. Westwood (TBA)
Sept. 10* — at KIPP Memphis Collegiate (TBA)
Sept. 18 — at Overton
Sept. 24* — vs. Middleton (TBA)
Oct. 9* — at Memphis Middle College (TBA)
Oct. 15* — vs. Booker T. Washington (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at Oakhaven (TBA)
Oct. 30 — vs. Kingsbury
Melrose High School — Golden Wildcats
📍 Orange Mound · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8 · 👤 Cedrick Wilson Sr. · 🏟️ Melrose Stadium (turf)
Two state titles (1996 and 1998) and five runner-up finishes, most recently 2024. New coach Cedrick Wilson Sr. is an Orange Mound native, a Melrose alum and a Super Bowl XL champion with the Steelers. The NFL pipeline also includes Tony Pollard.
Aug. 21 — at Memphis Central
Aug. 28 — vs. Kirby
Sept. 4 — vs. Bartlett
Sept. 11* — vs. Bolton (TBA)
Sept. 18* — vs. Wooddale (TBA)
Sept. 24* — at Hamilton
Oct. 2* — vs. Frederick Douglass (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at Raleigh Egypt (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Memphis East (TBA)
Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering
📍 Medical District · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Cedric Miller
MASE was a Class 1A state finalist in 2024 and has since moved up to 2A.
Aug. 21 — vs. Westview
Aug. 28 — at Senatobia (MS)
Sept. 3* — at Trezevant (TBA)
Sept. 11 — at Center Hill (MS)
Sept. 17* — vs. Hillcrest (TBA)
Sept. 24* — vs. Mitchell (TBA)
Oct. 1* — at Sheffield (TBA)
Oct. 9* — at Bluff City
Oct. 22* — vs. Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Oct. 29* — vs. Fairley (TBA)
Memphis Business Academy — Execs
📍 Frayser · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8
MBA beat Hillcrest and rolled through the 2A bracket in recent Novembers; it opens 2026 on the road at Munford.
Aug. 20 — at Munford
Aug. 28 — at Trinity Christian Academy
Sept. 3* — vs. Hillcrest (TBA)
Sept. 11* — at Mitchell (TBA)
Sept. 17* — vs. Sheffield (TBA)
Sept. 24* — at Bluff City (TBA)
Oct. 1* — vs. Fairley (TBA)
Oct. 16 — at Haywood
Oct. 22* — at Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (TBA)
Oct. 29* — vs. Trezevant (TBA)
Memphis Central High School — Warriors
📍 Midtown · 🏈 Class 5A, Region 8 · 🏟️ Crump Stadium (turf)
Central hosts seven of its 10 games at Crump Stadium — and opens against Melrose, one of the oldest matchups on the Memphis calendar. Homecoming is Sept. 25 vs. Germantown; senior night is Oct. 30.
Aug. 21 — vs. Melrose
Aug. 28 — vs. Bolton
Sept. 4 — at White Station
Sept. 11 — vs. PURE Academy
Sept. 18* — vs. Brighton (TBA)
Sept. 25 — vs. Germantown
Oct. 2* — at Overton (TBA)
Oct. 16 — vs. Memphis University School
Oct. 22* — at Kingsbury (TBA)
Oct. 30* — vs. Munford (TBA)
Memphis East High School — Mustangs
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8 · 👤 Kevon Fly
Two football state championships, 1999 and 2016, both in Class 4A. Seven East alumni have reached the NFL, led by first-round defensive tackle Dan Williams — who is now on the school's coaching staff.
Aug. 21 — at Chester Co.
Aug. 28 — at Arlington
Sept. 3 — vs. Memphis Middle College
Sept. 11* — at Wooddale (TBA)
Sept. 24* — vs. Raleigh Egypt (TBA)
Oct. 9* — at Bolton (TBA)
Oct. 15* — at Frederick Douglass (TBA)
Oct. 23* — vs. Hamilton (TBA)
Oct. 29* — vs. Melrose (TBA)
Memphis Middle College High School — Bulldogs
📍 Soulsville · 🏈 Class 1A, Region 8 · 👤 Lenorris Staples
The staff includes Bill Courtney — the volunteer coach at the center of the Oscar-winning documentary “Undefeated.”
Aug. 20 — at St. Benedict at Auburndale
Sept. 3 — at Memphis East
Sept. 11 — at Evangelical Christian
Sept. 17* — vs. KIPP Memphis Collegiate (TBA)
Sept. 25* — vs. Oakhaven (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Middleton (TBA)
Oct. 9* — vs. Manassas (TBA)
Oct. 22* — at Westwood (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Booker T. Washington (TBA)
Mitchell High School — Tigers
📍 South Memphis · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Larry Fitzgerald
Mitchell's Sept. 18 trip to Northpoint Christian in Southaven is one of the few Memphis-to-Mississippi crossovers on the 2A schedule.
Aug. 21 — vs. Hamilton (TBA)
Aug. 28 — at Lewisburg (MS) (TBA)
Sept. 4* — at Bluff City (TBA)
Sept. 11* — vs. Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Sept. 18 — at Northpoint Christian
Sept. 24* — at Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (TBA)
Oct. 1* — vs. Hillcrest (TBA)
Oct. 9* — at Trezevant (TBA)
Oct. 22* — vs. Fairley (TBA)
Oct. 30* — vs. Sheffield (TBA)
Oakhaven High School — Hawks
📍 Oakhaven · 🏈 Class 1A, Region 8 · 👤 Michael Mosby · 🏟️ Oakhaven Stadium
Fourteen playoff appearances, including five straight from 1998 to 2002 and a return trip in 2025 — a program that has worked its way down from 3A to 1A over three decades.
Aug. 21 — vs. Frederick Douglass
Aug. 28 — at Cordova (TBA)
Sept. 3 — at Overton
Sept. 17* — vs. Booker T. Washington (TBA)
Sept. 25* — at Memphis Middle College (TBA)
Oct. 2 — at Fayette-Ware
Oct. 9* — vs. Westwood (TBA)
Oct. 16* — at KIPP Memphis Collegiate (TBA)
Oct. 23* — vs. Manassas (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Middleton (TBA)
Overton High School — Wolverines
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Class 5A, Region 8 · 👤 Preston Harris
At 1,449 students, Overton is the largest school in this guide. All four of its region games fall in the last four weeks, so its playoff fate is decided entirely in October.
Aug. 20 — at Ridgeway
Aug. 28 — at Hernando (MS)
Sept. 3 — vs. Oakhaven
Sept. 11 — at Bartlett
Sept. 18 — vs. Manassas
Sept. 25 — at Wooddale
Oct. 2* — vs. Memphis Central (TBA)
Oct. 9* — at Munford (TBA)
Oct. 16* — vs. Kingsbury (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Brighton (TBA)
PURE Academy — Royals
📍 Southwest Memphis · 🏈 Independent (not TSSAA-sanctioned for football)
PURE plays a seven-game independent slate built mostly around Mississippi opponents, and is not eligible for the TSSAA playoffs.
Aug. 28 — at Lake Cormorant (MS)
Sept. 4 — at Rosa Fort (MS)
Sept. 11 — at Memphis Central
Sept. 25 — at Christian Brothers
Oct. 2 — vs. Lafayette (MS)
Oct. 16 — at Winona (MS) (TBA)
Oct. 23 — at Southwind
Raleigh Egypt High School — Pharaohs
📍 Raleigh · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8 · 🏟️ Raleigh-Egypt Stadium
State championships in boys cross country (1972, 1973) and boys track (2004). The most famous alum isn't a football player at all — it's UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
Aug. 21 — at Arlington
Aug. 28 — at Craigmont
Sept. 3 — at KIPP Memphis Collegiate
Sept. 10* — at Frederick Douglass (TBA)
Sept. 18* — vs. Hamilton (TBA)
Sept. 24* — at Memphis East (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Wooddale (TBA)
Oct. 9 — at Peabody
Oct. 23* — vs. Melrose (TBA)
Oct. 29* — vs. Bolton (TBA)
Ridgeway High School — Roadrunners
📍 Southeast Memphis · 🏈 Class 4A, Region 8 · 👤 Jeremy Stewart
New era: Duron Sutton left for Germantown in May after 16 seasons and a 92-86 record. Alumni include NBA big man Tarik Black and guard Jalen Crutcher.
Aug. 20 — vs. Overton
Aug. 28 — at Southwind
Sept. 11 — at Arlington
Sept. 18* — at Kirby (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Lakeland Preparatory
Oct. 9* — vs. Fayette-Ware (TBA)
Oct. 16* — at Craigmont
Oct. 23* — vs. Haywood
Oct. 29* — vs. Millington Central
Sheffield High School — Knights
📍 Parkway Village · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Robert Hullett
Sheffield opens against Kirby, Westwood and Germantown before turning to a seven-game region slate.
Aug. 20 — vs. Kirby
Aug. 28 — at Westwood
Sept. 4 — at Germantown
Sept. 11* — vs. Bluff City (TBA)
Sept. 17* — at Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Sept. 25* — at Fairley (TBA)
Oct. 1* — vs. Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (TBA)
Oct. 16* — vs. Trezevant (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at Hillcrest (TBA)
Oct. 30* — at Mitchell (TBA)
Southwind High School — Jaguars
📍 Southeast Memphis · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 8 · 👤 Jerome Griffin
Established in 2007 and currently the hottest program in Region 8, with playoff berths in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Kelvin Perkins won Mr. Football twice — Class 5A in 2023 and Class 6A in 2025.
Aug. 21 — vs. Lausanne Collegiate
Aug. 28 — vs. Ridgeway
Sept. 4 — at Houston
Sept. 11* — vs. White Station
Sept. 18 — at Holly Springs (MS)
Sept. 25 — at Briarcrest Christian
Oct. 2 — vs. Kirby
Oct. 9* — at Whitehaven
Oct. 23 — vs. PURE Academy
Oct. 30* — vs. Germantown
Trezevant High School — Bears
📍 Frayser · 🏈 Class 2A, Region 8 · 👤 Andre Green
Home to the only Saturday game in Memphis this season — Aug. 29 against Manassas, kicking at 6 p.m.
Aug. 21 — at Booker T. Washington
Aug. 29 — vs. Manassas (6 p.m.)
Sept. 3* — vs. Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (TBA)
Sept. 11* — at Fairley (TBA)
Sept. 18 — at South Gibson Co.
Sept. 25* — at Hillcrest (TBA)
Oct. 9* — vs. Mitchell (TBA)
Oct. 16* — at Sheffield (TBA)
Oct. 22* — vs. Bluff City (TBA)
Oct. 29* — at Memphis Business Academy (TBA)
Westwood High School — Longhorns
📍 Westwood · 🏈 Class 1A, Region 8 · 👤 Jarvis Jones
The deepest postseason résumé in 1A Region 8 — 24 playoff appearances since 1983, including each of the last three seasons. Kenton Evans won 1995 Mr. Football Back of the Year.
Aug. 21 — at Wooddale
Aug. 28 — vs. Sheffield
Sept. 4* — at Manassas (TBA)
Sept. 17* — vs. Middleton (TBA)
Sept. 25* — at Booker T. Washington (TBA)
Oct. 1 — at Bluff City
Oct. 9* — at Oakhaven (TBA)
Oct. 22* — vs. Memphis Middle College (TBA)
Oct. 29* — vs. KIPP Memphis Collegiate
White Station High School — Spartans
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 8 · 👤 Teran Conley
Won Class 6A in 2009, beating Maryville 37-27 to finish 13-2. Three Spartans have won Mr. Football honors. Alumni include Kathy Bates, producer Tay Keith and broadcaster Paul Finebaum.
Aug. 21 — vs. Bolton
Aug. 28 — at Christian Brothers
Sept. 4 — vs. Memphis Central
Sept. 11* — at Southwind
Sept. 18 — at Cordova (TBA)
Sept. 25 — at Memphis University School
Oct. 8 — vs. KIPP Memphis Collegiate
Oct. 16* — at Germantown
Oct. 23 — at Arlington
Oct. 30* — vs. Whitehaven
Whitehaven High School — Tigers
📍 Whitehaven · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 8 · 👤 Stan Collins · 🏟️ Whitehaven Stadium (turf)
Two state championships, both perfect seasons — 15-0 in 2012 and 15-0 in 2016 — plus runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2018. Stan Collins, who ran the program from 1979 to 1996 and went 131-63, was rehired in March after Rodney Saulsberry left for the University of Memphis.
Aug. 21 — at Ensworth
Aug. 28 — vs. Houston
Sept. 4 — vs. Fairley
Sept. 11* — at Germantown
Sept. 18 — at Southaven (MS)
Sept. 25 — at Munford
Oct. 9* — vs. Southwind
Oct. 23 — vs. Bartlett
Oct. 30* — at White Station
Wooddale High School — Cardinals
📍 Parkway Village · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 8 · 👤 Aries Nelson
Seventeen playoff trips and the most postseason wins of any title-less school in Region 8. Its one NFL alum is a big one: Dontari Poe, the 11th overall pick in 2012 and a two-time Pro Bowler.
Aug. 21 — vs. Westwood
Aug. 28 — at Lafayette (MS)
Sept. 4 — vs. Kingsbury
Sept. 11* — vs. Memphis East (TBA)
Sept. 18* — at Melrose (TBA)
Sept. 25 — vs. Overton
Oct. 2* — vs. Raleigh Egypt (TBA)
Oct. 16* — at Bolton (TBA)
Oct. 22* — vs. Frederick Douglass (TBA)
Oct. 30* — at Hamilton (TBA)
The Suburbs
Shelby County's six municipal school districts, all playing up in the biggest classifications.
Arlington High School — Tigers
📍 Arlington · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 7
Opened for ninth graders in 2004 on the site of the old Arlington Municipal Airport. Thirteen playoff appearances since 2007. Best-known football alum: NFL running back Kenneth Walker III.
Aug. 21 — vs. Raleigh Egypt
Aug. 28 — vs. Memphis East
Sept. 4 — vs. Hamilton
Sept. 11 — vs. Ridgeway
Sept. 18* — at Collierville
Sept. 25 — vs. Lakeland Preparatory
Oct. 2* — at Cordova (TBA)
Oct. 8* — vs. Houston
Oct. 23 — vs. White Station
Oct. 30* — vs. Bartlett (TBA)
Bartlett High School
📍 Bartlett · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 7
Bartlett closes the regular season at Arlington on Oct. 30 — a rivalry game that doubles as the last word on Region 7 seeding.
Aug. 21 — at Memphis University School
Aug. 28 — vs. Germantown
Sept. 4 — at Melrose
Sept. 11 — vs. Overton
Sept. 18* — at Houston
Sept. 25* — vs. Collierville
Oct. 2 — vs. Pearl Cohn
Oct. 8* — vs. Cordova (TBA)
Oct. 23 — at Whitehaven
Oct. 30* — at Arlington (TBA)
Collierville High School — Dragons
📍 Collierville · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 7 · 👤 Joe Rocconi · 🏟️ Dragon Stadium
The current campus opened in 2018 at a cost of $94 million — the school's third home since 1905. Athletic alumni include NFL long snapper Hunter Bradley, MLB's Zack Cozart and Drew Pomeranz, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Nikki McCray.
Aug. 22 — vs. East Nashville Magnet (6 p.m.)
Aug. 28 — at Oxford (MS)
Sept. 4 — vs. Horn Lake (MS)
Sept. 11 — at Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MS)
Sept. 18* — vs. Arlington
Sept. 25* — at Bartlett
Oct. 2 — vs. Craigmont
Oct. 8 — vs. Lausanne Collegiate
Oct. 23* — at Cordova
Oct. 29* — vs. Houston
Houston High School — Mustangs
📍 Germantown · 🏈 Class 6A, Region 7 · 👤 James Thomas · 🏟️ Landers Ford Stadium
The reigning power of the metro: Houston won its first state championship in 2023, beating Oakland 24-9 to finish 13-2, then returned to the final in 2024. NFL alumni include David Nugent, Jeremy Jarmon and Lincoln Pare; MLB perfect-game pitcher Matt Cain is also a grad.
Aug. 21 — vs. Germantown
Aug. 28 — at Whitehaven
Sept. 4 — vs. Southwind
Sept. 11 — vs. Tupelo (MS)
Sept. 18* — vs. Bartlett
Sept. 25* — vs. Cordova
Oct. 2 — vs. Oak Grove (MS) (6 p.m.)
Oct. 8* — at Arlington
Oct. 29* — at Collierville
Lakeland Preparatory School — Lions
📍 Lakeland · 🏈 Class 4A, Region 8 · 👤 Tyler White · 🏟️ On campus
The newest program in Shelby County. Lakeland Prep played its first varsity season in 2023 and made its first playoff appearance in 2025, its third year — after going 4-2 in region play and beating Millington Central, Fayette-Ware, Ridgeway and Craigmont. Its first graduating class walked in May 2026.
Aug. 21 — vs. Covington
Aug. 28 — at Bolivar Central
Sept. 4* — at Millington Central
Sept. 11* — at Haywood
Sept. 18* — vs. Fayette-Ware
Sept. 25 — at Arlington
Oct. 2* — vs. Ridgeway
Oct. 8* — vs. Kirby
Oct. 22* — at Craigmont
Oct. 30 — vs. Humboldt
Millington Central High School — Trojans
📍 Millington · 🏈 Class 4A, Region 8 · 👤 Chris Michael
The oldest school in this guide, tracing to a reading school built shortly after the town's founding in the 1870s and awarding its first high school diplomas in 1911. Millington voted 74% in favor of its own municipal district in 2013 and split from Shelby County Schools in 2014. NFL alumni include Alan Cross, Ahmaad Galloway and Tyrone Calico.
Aug. 21 — at Fairley
Aug. 28 — at Munford
Sept. 4* — vs. Lakeland Preparatory
Sept. 11* — at Fayette-Ware
Sept. 18 — vs. Bolton
Sept. 25* — vs. Kirby
Oct. 2* — at Haywood
Oct. 8* — vs. Craigmont
Oct. 23 — vs. Brighton
Oct. 29* — at Ridgeway
Private & Independent Schools
TSSAA Division II plays its own season on its own calendar — different classes, different brackets, its own state championship.
Briarcrest Christian School — Saints
📍 Eads · 🏈 Division II, Class AAA · 👤 Phil Massey · 🏟️ Clayton Football Field
The real school behind “The Blind Side” — Michael Oher's alma mater, renamed in the film after officials declined use of the name. Both state titles (2002, 2004) came under Hugh Freeze. Alumni also include Greg Hardy, Tyler Badie and NBA guard Kennedy Chandler.
Aug. 20 — vs. Evangelical Christian
Aug. 28 — vs. Fairley
Sept. 4 — at Ensworth
Sept. 11* — vs. Father Ryan
Sept. 18 — at St. Benedict at Auburndale
Sept. 25 — vs. Southwind
Oct. 2* — at Christian Brothers
Oct. 9* — at Brentwood Academy
Oct. 23* — vs. Lipscomb Academy
Oct. 29* — vs. Memphis University School
Christian Brothers High School — Purple Wave
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Division II, Class AAA · 👤 Thomas McDaniel · 🏟️ Tom Nix Stadium
CBHS and MUS first met in 1894 at Citizen's Park — the oldest high school football rivalry in Shelby County and one of the oldest in the South. The two campuses sit less than four miles apart.
Aug. 20 — vs. Fayette-Ware
Aug. 28 — vs. White Station
Sept. 4 — vs. Lausanne Collegiate (TBA)
Sept. 11 — vs. Montgomery Bell Academy (TBA)
Sept. 18* — vs. Brentwood Academy (TBA)
Sept. 25 — vs. PURE Academy
Oct. 2* — vs. Briarcrest Christian
Oct. 16* — at Lipscomb Academy (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at Memphis University School
Oct. 30* — at Father Ryan (TBA)
Evangelical Christian School — Eagles
📍 Cordova · 🏈 Division II, Class AA · 👤 Ben Johnson
The winningest program of the metro's small private schools — five state championships (1983, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2019), four runner-up finishes and 39 playoff appearances.
Aug. 20 — at Briarcrest Christian
Aug. 28 — vs. University School of Jackson
Sept. 4 — at Jackson Christian
Sept. 11 — vs. Memphis Middle College
Sept. 18 — vs. Tipton-Rosemark Academy
Sept. 25 — vs. Hardin County
Oct. 2* — at Lausanne Collegiate
Oct. 16* — vs. Northpoint Christian
Oct. 23* — vs. St. Benedict at Auburndale
Oct. 30* — at St. George's Independent
Fayette Academy — Vikings
📍 Somerville · 🏈 Division II, Class A · 👤 Robert Akins
Nineteen playoff appearances since 1999. Lineman Cole Trim won Class 1A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year in 2006.
Aug. 21 — vs. McNairy Central
Aug. 28 — vs. Rossville Christian Academy
Sept. 4 — at St. Benedict at Auburndale
Sept. 11* — at University School of Jackson
Sept. 18* — vs. Jackson Christian
Sept. 25 — at Halls
Oct. 2* — vs. Tipton-Rosemark Academy
Oct. 9* — at Trinity Christian Academy
Oct. 23* — vs. Harding Academy
Oct. 29* — at First Assembly Christian
First Assembly Christian School — Crusaders
📍 Cordova · 🏈 Division II, Class A · 👤 Doug Abernathy
Twenty-one playoff appearances from 1985 to 2024 without a football title — the school's championship hardware is in basketball.
Aug. 21 — vs. Opponent TBA
Aug. 28 — at Walnut (MS)
Sept. 4 — vs. St. George's Independent
Sept. 11* — at Tipton-Rosemark Academy (TBA)
Sept. 18* — vs. University School of Jackson (TBA)
Sept. 25* — vs. Trinity Christian Academy (TBA)
Oct. 2* — at Harding Academy (TBA)
Oct. 16 — vs. Cordova
Oct. 23* — at Jackson Christian
Oct. 29* — vs. Fayette Academy
Harding Academy — Lions
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Division II, Class A · 👤 Herbert Kendall
Twenty-five postseason appearances and one runner-up finish, in 2008. Founded as Memphis Christian School in 1952; NFL receiver Marlon Brown is a 2009 grad.
Aug. 21 — vs. Kingsbury
Aug. 28 — vs. St. George's Independent
Sept. 3* — vs. Tipton-Rosemark Academy (TBA)
Sept. 11 — at Tupelo Christian Prep (MS)
Sept. 18* — at Trinity Christian Academy (TBA)
Sept. 25* — at University School of Jackson (TBA)
Oct. 2* — vs. First Assembly Christian (TBA)
Oct. 16* — vs. Jackson Christian
Oct. 23* — at Fayette Academy
Oct. 30 — vs. St. Benedict at Auburndale
Lausanne Collegiate School — Lynx
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Division II, Class AA · 👤 Kevin Locastro
Back-to-back undefeated state titles — 14-0 in 2016 and 13-0 in 2017 — powered by Eric Gray, who won Mr. Football three straight years before Tennessee, Oklahoma and the NFL.
Aug. 21 — at Southwind
Sept. 4 — at Christian Brothers (TBA)
Sept. 17 — at Germantown
Sept. 25 — vs. Westview (TBA)
Oct. 2* — vs. Evangelical Christian
Oct. 8 — at Collierville
Oct. 16* — vs. St. Benedict at Auburndale (TBA)
Oct. 23* — at St. George's Independent
Oct. 30* — at Northpoint Christian
Memphis University School — Owls
📍 East Memphis · 🏈 Division II, Class AAA · 👤 Mark Chubb · 🏟️ Stokes-Alston Stadium
Five state titles, including back-to-back undefeated 13-0 seasons in 2008 and 2009, across 42 playoff appearances. Alumni include FedEx founder Fred Smith, AutoZone founder J.R. Hyde III and investor Paul Tudor Jones. Homecoming is Sept. 25; senior night is the CBHS game on Oct. 23.
Aug. 21 — vs. Bartlett
Aug. 28 — vs. Northpoint Christian
Sept. 4 — vs. Kirby
Sept. 11* — at Lipscomb Academy
Sept. 18* — vs. Father Ryan
Sept. 25 — vs. White Station
Oct. 2* — vs. Brentwood Academy
Oct. 16 — at Memphis Central
Oct. 23* — vs. Christian Brothers
Oct. 29* — at Briarcrest Christian
Northpoint Christian School — Trojans
📍 MS · 🏈 Division II, Class AA (TSSAA) · 👤 Tyler Gold
A Mississippi school that plays a full Tennessee schedule as a TSSAA member — one state title (2003), four runner-up finishes and 24 playoff appearances dating to 1986.
Aug. 21 — vs. University School of Jackson
Aug. 28 — at Memphis University School
Sept. 4 — vs. Tupelo Christian Prep (MS)
Sept. 11 — at Bayou Academy (MS)
Sept. 18 — vs. Mitchell
Sept. 25* — at St. Benedict at Auburndale
Oct. 2* — vs. St. George's Independent
Oct. 8 — vs. Okolona (MS)
Oct. 16* — at Evangelical Christian
Oct. 30* — vs. Lausanne Collegiate
Rossville Christian Academy — Wolves
📍 Rossville · 🏈 MAIS Class 3A, District 1
The only football-playing school on the metro's eastern edge that isn't on the TSSAA calendar. RCA kicks off Aug. 14, a full week before Tennessee's Week 1, and six of its 11 opponents are Mississippi schools.
Aug. 14 — vs. Lee Academy
Aug. 21 — at Middleton
Aug. 28 — at Fayette Academy
Sept. 4 — vs. Kirk Academy
Sept. 11 — at Regents
Sept. 18 — vs. Oak Hill Academy
Sept. 25 — vs. West Memphis Christian
Oct. 2 — vs. Winston Academy
Oct. 9 — at Tupelo Christian Prep
Oct. 23 — at Washington
Oct. 30 — vs. Marshall Academy
St. Benedict at Auburndale — Eagles
📍 Cordova · 🏈 Division II, Class AA · 👤 Mitch McDaniel
Twenty-three playoff appearances since 1992. Seven home games in 2026 — the most of any private school in the metro.
Aug. 20 — vs. Memphis Middle College
Aug. 28 — at Lake County
Sept. 4 — vs. Fayette Academy
Sept. 11 — vs. Kingsbury
Sept. 18 — vs. Briarcrest Christian
Sept. 25* — vs. Northpoint Christian
Oct. 9* — vs. St. George's Independent
Oct. 16* — at Lausanne Collegiate (TBA)
Oct. 22* — at Evangelical Christian
Oct. 30 — at Harding Academy
St. George's Independent School — Gryphons
📍 Collierville · 🏈 Division II, Class AA · 👤 Tyler Rice
Three state championships — a 12-0 season in 2007, then 2011 and a 13-1 run in 2015 — plus three runner-up finishes, all since the program's first playoff trip in 2005.
Aug. 21 — vs. Collinwood
Aug. 28 — at Harding Academy
Sept. 4 — at First Assembly Christian
Sept. 11 — vs. Jackson Christian
Sept. 18 — vs. North Panola (MS)
Oct. 2* — at Northpoint Christian
Oct. 9* — at St. Benedict at Auburndale
Oct. 23* — vs. Lausanne Collegiate
Oct. 29* — vs. Evangelical Christian
Tipton-Rosemark Academy — Rebels
📍 Millington · 🏈 Division II, Class A · 👤 Shane O'Brien
Fifteen playoff appearances since 2002, most recently in November 2025, and one runner-up finish, in 2004.
Aug. 21 — vs. Donelson Christian Academy
Aug. 27 — vs. Halls
Sept. 3* — at Harding Academy (TBA)
Sept. 11* — vs. First Assembly Christian (TBA)
Sept. 18 — at Evangelical Christian
Sept. 25* — at Jackson Christian
Oct. 2* — at Fayette Academy
Oct. 16 — at Middle Tennessee Christian
Oct. 23* — vs. University School of Jackson (TBA)
Oct. 30* — vs. Trinity Christian Academy (TBA)
Tipton & Fayette County
The northern and eastern edge of the metro — and, in Covington, the most heartbreaking football history in the region.
Brighton High School — Cardinals
📍 Brighton · 🏈 Class 5A, Region 8 · 👤 Keith Setler
Brighton plays both Tipton County rivals in 2026 — Covington on Sept. 11 as a non-region game, and Munford on Oct. 16 with playoff seeding on the line. At 1,105 students it's the largest of the three.
Aug. 21 — vs. PURE Academy
Aug. 28 — vs. Dyersburg
Sept. 4 — vs. Jackson Central-Merry
Sept. 11 — at Covington
Sept. 18* — at Memphis Central
Sept. 25* — vs. Kingsbury
Oct. 2 — vs. McCracken County (KY)
Oct. 16* — vs. Munford
Oct. 23 — at Millington Central
Oct. 29* — vs. Overton
Covington High School — Chargers
📍 Covington · 🏈 Class 3A, Region 7 · 👤 J.R. Kirby
The most decorated football program in Tipton County and also its most heartbroken — 29 playoff appearances and six trips to the state championship game (1971, 2000, 2003, 2012, 2017, 2018) without ever winning one.
Aug. 21 — at Lakeland Preparatory
Aug. 28 — vs. Haywood
Sept. 4 — vs. Frederick Douglass
Sept. 11 — vs. Brighton
Sept. 18* — at Obion Co. Central
Sept. 25* — vs. Ripley
Oct. 2* — vs. Bolivar Central
Oct. 16* — at Dyersburg
Oct. 23* — at McNairy Central
Oct. 29* — vs. Westview
Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School — Wildcats
📍 Somerville · 🏈 Class 4A, Region 8 · 👤 Howard Bush
Effectively a Memphis team on the schedule sheet — five of its six region opponents are inside Shelby County. The Wildcats open Thursday, Aug. 20 on the road at Christian Brothers.
Aug. 20 — at Christian Brothers
Aug. 28 — at West Carroll
Sept. 4 — at Bolton
Sept. 11* — vs. Millington Central
Sept. 18* — at Lakeland Preparatory
Sept. 25* — vs. Haywood
Oct. 2 — vs. Oakhaven
Oct. 9* — at Ridgeway
Oct. 23* — at Kirby
Oct. 30* — vs. Craigmont
Munford High School — Cougars
📍 Munford · 🏈 Class 5A, Region 8 · 👤 Slade Calhoun
Munford's first seven games are all at home — the Cougars don't leave Tipton County until the Oct. 16 trip to Brighton. Back-to-back Region 8-5A champions under Calhoun in 2020 and 2021.
Aug. 20 — vs. Memphis Business Academy
Aug. 28 — vs. Millington Central
Sept. 11 — vs. Woodford County (KY)
Sept. 18 — vs. Haywood
Sept. 25 — vs. Whitehaven
Oct. 2* — vs. Kingsbury
Oct. 9* — vs. Overton
Oct. 16* — at Brighton
Oct. 23 — at Germantown
Oct. 30* — at Memphis Central
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Mississippi runs a different calendar: jamborees Aug. 21, first games Aug. 27, and a season that stretches a week deeper into November.
Center Hill High School — Mustangs
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 6A, Region 1 · 👤 Mitchell Harville
Center Hill and Lewisburg both opened football in 2007 and have become each other's most-played opponent — 16 meetings, with Center Hill leading 12-4.
Aug. 21 — vs. DeSoto Central (jamboree) (6 p.m.)
Aug. 28 — vs. Horn Lake
Sept. 4 — at Cordova (TN)
Sept. 18 — vs. Hernando
Sept. 25 — vs. Lewisburg
Oct. 9* — at Grenada
Oct. 16* — vs. Lake Cormorant
Oct. 23* — at Olive Branch
Oct. 30* — vs. Saltillo
Nov. 5* — at South Panola
DeSoto Central High School — Jaguars
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 7A, Region 1 · 👤 Will Wolfe
The alumni list skews baseball — Atlanta Braves All-Star third baseman and 2021 World Series champion Austin Riley, plus NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Aug. 21 — at Center Hill (jamboree) (6 p.m.)
Sept. 4 — at Lake Cormorant
Oct. 2 — at Germantown (TN)
Oct. 9* — at Lewisburg
Oct. 16* — vs. Horn Lake
Oct. 30* — vs. Hernando
Nov. 5* — at Tupelo
🚨 Six more opponents are confirmed but undated: South Panola (H), Jonesboro (H), Southaven (H, region), PURE Academy (A), Charleston (A) and Germantown MS (A).
Hernando High School — Tigers
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 7A, Region 1 · 👤 Colin Boone
Ninety-nine seasons of football and still chasing a first state title. Its longest rivalry is with Olive Branch — 71 meetings, Olive Branch leading 39-27-5. Colin Boone was promoted from offensive coordinator in February 2026.
Aug. 28 — vs. Overton (TN)
Sept. 4 — vs. Ridgeway (TN)
Sept. 11 — at Kosciusko
Sept. 18 — at Center Hill
Sept. 25 — vs. Lafayette
Oct. 2* — vs. Horn Lake
Oct. 15* — at Tupelo
Oct. 23* — vs. Lewisburg
Oct. 30* — at DeSoto Central
Nov. 6* — at Southaven
Horn Lake High School — Eagles
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 7A, Region 1 · 👤 Dustin Hectorne
The only recent state championship in DeSoto County — a perfect 15-0 season in 2018, with 574 points scored, still the program's lone title in 82 seasons.
Aug. 28 — at Center Hill
Sept. 4 — at Collierville (TN)
Sept. 11 — vs. Olive Branch
Sept. 18 — vs. Lake Cormorant
Sept. 25 — at South Panola
Oct. 2* — at Hernando
Oct. 16* — at DeSoto Central
Oct. 23* — vs. Tupelo
Oct. 30* — at Southaven
Nov. 5* — vs. Lewisburg
Lake Cormorant High School — Gators
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 6A, Region 1
DeSoto County's newest program — first season in 2009 — and the only one in the county with a winning all-time record.
Aug. 28 — vs. PURE Academy
Sept. 4 — vs. DeSoto Central
Sept. 11 — vs. Columbus
Sept. 18 — at Horn Lake
Sept. 25 — vs. Southaven
Oct. 2* — vs. South Panola
Oct. 16* — at Center Hill
Oct. 23* — vs. Saltillo
Oct. 30* — vs. Grenada
Nov. 5* — at Olive Branch
Lewisburg High School — Patriots
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 7A, Region 1 · 👤 Rusty Cagle
Founded in 2007 and still the least-established program in DeSoto County — four playoff trips, one playoff win, and a 4-12 record against cross-town Center Hill.
Sept. 4 — at Olive Branch
Sept. 18 — at Lafayette
Oct. 23* — at Hernando
Oct. 29* — vs. Tupelo
🚨 Seven more opponents are confirmed but not yet dated on Lewisburg's published schedule: Independence (H), Mitchell (A), Ripley (H), Center Hill (A), DeSoto Central (H, region), Southaven (H, region) and Horn Lake (region).
Olive Branch High School — Conquistadors
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 6A, Region 1 · 👤 Marcus Jamison
The winningest program in DeSoto County — an 11-time district champion and the 2011 state champion. It leads both of its longest rivalries: 46-23-2 over Horn Lake and 39-27-5 over Hernando, 71 games apiece.
Aug. 21 — vs. M.S. Palmer (jamboree) (5:30 p.m.)
Aug. 28 — at Shannon
Sept. 4 — vs. Lewisburg
Sept. 11 — at Horn Lake
Sept. 18 — at Kosciusko
Sept. 25 — at Senatobia
Oct. 2 — vs. Charleston
Oct. 9* — at Saltillo
Oct. 16* — vs. Grenada
Oct. 23* — vs. Center Hill
Oct. 30* — at South Panola
Nov. 5* — vs. Lake Cormorant
Southaven High School — Chargers
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 7A, Region 1 · 👤 Randal Montgomery
Southaven's most famous graduate isn't an athlete — it's novelist John Grisham, though the list also includes NBA guard Terence Davis and NFL cornerback Brandin Echols. Five district titles and a 38-17 edge on Horn Lake across 55 meetings.
Aug. 21 — vs. Greenwood (jamboree) (5:30 p.m.)
Aug. 28 — vs. Winona
Sept. 4 — vs. Columbus
Sept. 25 — at Lake Cormorant
Oct. 9* — vs. Tupelo
Oct. 16* — at Lewisburg
Oct. 30* — vs. Horn Lake
Nov. 6* — vs. Hernando
🚨 The region game at DeSoto Central is confirmed but undated, and four other weeks (Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 23) are unposted.
Marshall, Tate & Tunica County, Mississippi
The outer Mississippi counties of the Memphis metro, including two MAIS private schools.
Byhalia High School — Indians
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 4A, Region 3 · 👤 Reginald Davis
Davis, a Grambling State alum who spent three seasons as a head coach in Memphis, took the job describing it as a full teardown: “We are building from the ground up.”
Aug. 27 — vs. H.W. Byers
Sept. 4 — at Independence
Sept. 11 — vs. Ashland
Sept. 18 — at Potts Camp
Sept. 25 — vs. Holly Springs
Oct. 2* — at Senatobia
Oct. 9* — at Rosa Fort
Oct. 15* — vs. Ripley (6 p.m.)
Oct. 22* — vs. Clarksdale (6 p.m.)
Holly Springs High School — Hawks
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 3A, Region 2 · 👤 Clifford Brown
The Hawks are chasing their first winning season in years — the local paper previewed 2026 under the headline “Hawks look to right the ship.”
Aug. 28 — vs. Mantachie
Sept. 4 — at H.W. Byers
Sept. 11 — vs. Walnut
Sept. 25 — at Byhalia
Oct. 16 — vs. East Webster
Oct. 23* — at Coahoma County
Oct. 29* — at North Panola
🚨 The region game against Independence plus three other weeks (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 9) are not yet posted.
Independence High School — Wildcats
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 3A, Region 2 · 👤 Kristopher Clanton
Independence opens earliest of any Mississippi school in this guide — Aug. 21 at Lewisburg, against a DeSoto County 7A program several classifications up.
Aug. 21 — at Lewisburg
Aug. 28 — at Water Valley
Sept. 4 — vs. Byhalia
Sept. 11 — vs. Senatobia
Sept. 25 — vs. Strayhorn
Oct. 16* — vs. North Panola
Oct. 29* — vs. Coahoma County
🚨 The region game against Holly Springs plus four other weeks are not yet posted.
Magnolia Heights School — Chiefs
📍 MS · 🏈 MAIS Class 4A, District 1 · 👤 Russ Whiteside
The Sept. 11 trip to Marshall Academy is a rare all-MAIS, all-Memphis-metro crossover — Senatobia's independent school at Holly Springs's, two classifications apart.
Aug. 21 — vs. North Delta
Aug. 28 — at Lee Academy (AR)
Sept. 4 — at Heritage Academy
Sept. 11 — at Marshall Academy
Sept. 18* — vs. Pillow Academy
Oct. 2* — at Bayou Academy
Oct. 9 — at Jackson Academy
Oct. 16* — vs. Starkville Academy
Oct. 23 — vs. Independence School (Bolton)
Oct. 30* — vs. Madison St. Joseph
Marshall Academy — Patriots
📍 MS · 🏈 MAIS Class 3A, District 1 · 👤 Jake Hill
Marshall closes 2026 with a three-state district gauntlet — Washington School in Mississippi, then West Memphis Christian in Arkansas, then Rossville Christian in Tennessee, three straight district games in three states.
Aug. 21 — at Starkville Academy
Aug. 28 — vs. Winona Christian
Sept. 4 — at Lee Academy (AR)
Sept. 11 — vs. Magnolia Heights
Sept. 18 — at Regents School of Oxford
Sept. 25 — vs. North Delta
Oct. 2 — vs. Greenville St. Joseph
Oct. 9 — at Greenville Christian
Oct. 16* — vs. Washington School
Oct. 23* — at West Memphis Christian (AR)
Oct. 30* — at Rossville Christian (TN)
Rosa Fort High School — Lions
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 4A, Region 3 · 👤 DaQuon Nickson
Rosa Fort has quietly become a recruiting stop, with a trio of recent Lions drawing Ole Miss-area attention out of Tunica.
Aug. 28 — vs. North Panola
Sept. 4 — vs. PURE Academy
Sept. 11 — at Choctaw County
Sept. 18 — vs. Palmer
Sept. 25 — at Coahoma County
Oct. 9* — vs. Byhalia
Oct. 16* — at Senatobia
Oct. 23* — vs. Ripley
Oct. 30* — at Clarksdale
Senatobia High School — Warriors
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 4A, Region 3 · 👤 Carter Norris
The closest thing this cluster has to a recent contender — Senatobia reached the Class 4A state championship game in 2021, losing 22-21 to Columbia on a late defensive stand. All four region games are at home.
Sept. 4 — at New Albany
Sept. 11 — at Independence
Sept. 18 — at Calhoun City
Sept. 25 — vs. Olive Branch
Oct. 2* — vs. Byhalia
Oct. 9* — vs. Clarksdale
Oct. 16* — vs. Rosa Fort
Oct. 23 — at Aberdeen
Oct. 29* — vs. Ripley
🚨 The Aug. 28 opener is not yet posted.
Strayhorn High School — Mustangs
📍 MS · 🏈 MHSAA Class 2A, Region 2 · 👤 Michael Bradley
The only Mississippi public school in this guide with an out-of-state opponent — the Sept. 4 game against West Memphis Christian pulls a Tate County 2A team into the Arkansas orbit.
Aug. 21 — vs. H.W. Byers (6 p.m.)
Aug. 28 — at Potts Camp
Sept. 4 — vs. West Memphis Christian (AR)
Sept. 11 — vs. Smithville
Sept. 18 — vs. Tupelo Christian Prep
Sept. 25 — at Independence
Oct. 2 — vs. Coffeeville
Oct. 8* — vs. Myrtle
Oct. 16* — at East Union
Oct. 22* — vs. Water Valley
Oct. 29* — at Bruce
Crittenden County, Arkansas
Across the bridge, where the season starts a week later than Tennessee's and ends the first weekend of November.
Earle High School — Bulldogs
📍 AR · 🏈 AAA Class 2A, 2A-2 Conference · 👤 Odell Brown
The only Crittenden County program with a state football championship — Earle won the 1968 Class B title.
Sept. 4 — vs. Central (West Helena)
Sept. 11 — at Lakeside (Lake Village)
Sept. 18 — vs. McGehee
Sept. 25* — vs. Lee (Marianna)
Oct. 2* — at McCrory
Oct. 9* — vs. East Poinsett County
Oct. 16* — vs. Clarendon
Oct. 23* — at Marked Tree
Oct. 30* — vs. Cross County
Nov. 6* — at Des Arc
Marion High School — Patriots
📍 AR · 🏈 AAA Class 6A, 6A-East Conference · 👤 Claude Johnson · 🏟️ Southern Bancorp Stadium
Crittenden County's game of the year is Oct. 9, when West Memphis comes to Southern Bancorp Stadium. Marion won the 2025 meeting. Claude Johnson takes over in 2026, succeeding Lance Clark. Homecoming is Oct. 23; senior night is Nov. 6.
Aug. 21 — vs. Mountain Home (benefit game)
Aug. 28 — at Wynne
Sept. 4 — at Lake Hamilton
Sept. 11 — vs. Conway
Sept. 25* — vs. Sylvan Hills
Oct. 2* — at El Dorado
Oct. 9* — vs. West Memphis
Oct. 16* — at Jonesboro
Oct. 23* — vs. Sheridan
Oct. 30* — at Searcy
Nov. 6* — vs. Benton
West Memphis Christian School — Black Knights
📍 AR · 🏈 MAIS Class 3A, District 1 · 👤 Brad Kimberlin
WMCS opens Aug. 14 — two full weeks before any Arkansas public school kicks off — because it plays the MAIS calendar. Its district puts an Arkansas school in a Mississippi league against a Tennessee opponent, making District 1-3A a genuine three-state district.
Aug. 14 — vs. Regents School of Oxford
Aug. 21 — vs. Lee Academy
Aug. 28 — at North Delta (MS)
Sept. 4 — at Strayhorn (MS)
Sept. 11 — vs. Indianola Academy
Sept. 18* — at Washington School
Sept. 25* — at Rossville Christian (TN)
Oct. 2 — at French Camp Academy
Oct. 9 — vs. Central Hinds Academy
Oct. 23* — vs. Marshall Academy
West Memphis High School — Blue Devils
📍 AR · 🏈 AAA Class 6A, 6A-East Conference · 👤 Vincent Newton
One of Arkansas's largest and oldest 6A programs, with 25 conference titles but no state championship. The Blue Devils are coming off an 0-10 season.
Aug. 20 — at Mills University Studies (benefit game)
Aug. 28 — at Valley View
Sept. 4 — vs. Fayetteville
Sept. 11 — vs. Wynne
Sept. 25* — at Sheridan
Oct. 2* — vs. Searcy
Oct. 9* — at Marion
Oct. 23* — at El Dorado
Oct. 30* — at Benton
Nov. 6* — vs. Jonesboro
🚨 The conference game against Sylvan Hills is required but unposted — it falls on either Sept. 18 or Oct. 16.
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