JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Week 13 of high school football is here!
Game of the Week
MAIS 4A, Division I State Championship: Jackson Prep vs. Hartfield Academy
For the third time in four seasons, Jackson Prep and Hartfield Academy met with a state championship on the line. It was the fifth straight year the two rivals had met in the postseason.
Hartfield beat Prep for the state title in 2023 and again in 2024. The Hawks also ended the Patriots’ season a year ago, their third straight playoff win over Prep.
Prep won the most recent meeting, 31-19 at Hartfield in October. The second-seeded Patriots came in 11-1 and had won seven straight. Fourth-seeded Hartfield came in 7-4…