2020 Mississippi (MHSAA) 5A high school football playoff scores, bracket updates

The 2020 Class 5A Mississippi high school football playoffs kicked off on Friday with six first-round games. The seventh and eighth first-round games — Neshoba

The 2020 Class 5A Mississippi high school football playoffs kicked off on Friday with six first-round games. The seventh and eighth first-round games — Neshoba Central vs. Lafayette and Pascagoula vs. Brookhaven — were canceled because of COVID-19. Neshoba Central and Pascagoula will advance to the next round by forfeit.

Here are the first-round 5A football scores for Friday, Nov. 13:

Grenada 31, Vicksburg 14, Final

West Point 42, Holmes County Central 28, Final

Ridgeland 36, Lake Cormorant 28, Final

Laurel 30, East Central 28, Final

West Jones 35, Picayune 23, Final

Hattiesburg 50, South Jones 10, Final

And here's the updated 5A bracket, with quarterfinal matchups:

5A FOOTBALL BRACKET

(Feature photo by Keith Warren)