Local area high school football games for October 17:
Attala County:
- Kosciusko at Leake Central
- West Bolivar at Ethel
- West Tallahatchie at McAdams
Choctaw County:
- French Camp
- Choctaw County at Ripley
Holmes County:
- Central Holmes at Oak Hill
- Holmes County Central at Cleveland Central
Leake County:
- East Rankin at Leake Academy
- Leake County at Striner
- Leake Central at West Lauderdale
Neshoba County:
- Provine at Neshoba Central
- Scott Central at Union
- Choctaw Central at NE Lauderdale
Scott County:
- Philadelphia at Forest
- Resurrection at Sebastopol
- SE Lauderdale at Morton
- Lake at Newton
Winston County:
- Clinton Christian at Winston Academy
- Louisville at West Lauderdale
- West Lowndes at Noxapater
- Hamilton at Nanih Waiya
Other notable games:
- Madison Central at Starkville
- Grenada at West Point
- MRA at Jackson Prep
