Canton girls basketball saw their season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion for the second year in a row, falling 51-49 in the MHSAA 5A state championship game against Pontotoc. 

Germantown reached new heights on Thursday night, beating rival Madison Central 69-52 in the MSHAA 7A state championship game to earn the school’s first boys basketball state title. 

Ridgeland will get another chance at a 6A state title matchup with Olive Branch, after knocking off Pascagoula in a 70-60 overtime semifinal thriller on Thursday afternoon.

Jackson Prep captured their MAIS-leading seventeenth Overall state title, with a thrilling 53-51 victory over rival Jackson Academy on Wednesday night at Mississippi College. 

One of Madison County’s biggest rivalries will take place on the biggest stage, as Madison Central will play rival Germantown for a MHSAA 7A boys basketball state championship on Thursday night.

Canton continued their quest for a second straight MHSAA 5A state title with a dominant 79-59 semifinal win over Laurel on Tuesday night. 

Canton trailed by as many as 15 points in Tuesday’s MHSAA 5A semifinal matchup against  defending state champion Laurel. After storming back in the second half, the Lady Tigers had the ball on the final possession with a chance to win the game.

Madison Central boys soccer knocked off Northwest Rankin in the MHSAA 7A soccer championship game in an absolute thriller that went eight rounds of penalty kicks. 

Madison Central continued their impressive state tournament run with a 57-44 over Brandon in the MHSAA 7A semifinals on Monday to advance to the program’s first state title game since 2015. 

Germantown boys basketball rolled over Biloxi 55-30 in the MHSAA 7A semifinals on Monday afternoon to advance to the first state title game in program history.

Here is the state tournament schedule for remaining area MAIS and MHSAA basketball teams, as they enter the final week of the season. All MAIS games will take place at Mississippi College and all MHSAA games will be played at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

The Jackson Prep boys basketball team opened the MAIS overall state tournament with a 64-53 win over Heritage Academy on Tuesday night. 

Eleven area basketball teams are still alive in the state quarterfinals as of Wednesday, with several huge matchups upcoming late in the postseason.

Three local basketball players won Mr. and Ms. Basketball awards, which are given to the top basketball player in each classification throughout the state, the MHSAA announced on Tuesday.

Jackson Academy won their second straight MAIS 6A state title in a 65-54 triple overtime thriller over tournament hosts Hartfield Academy on Saturday night, making clutch play after clutch play to win one of the best games of the year. 

Jackson Prep made an epic fourth quarter comeback in Saturday’s MAIS 6A girls basketball state title game to take a 37-29 win over Presbyterian Christian and win their second straight championship. 

Basketball state tournaments are beginning this week for area teams, with multiple teams eyeing hardware at the end of the season. 

The Madison Central, St. Andrew’s, and Jackson Prep boys soccer teams will play for state championships this week. 

After winning three state championships, Tri-County Academy football duo Bryce Warriner and Brayden Walsh will hope to continue that success at the next level, as they both signed to play for East Central Community College on Friday morning. 

St. Joseph knocked MRA out of the MAIS 6A state tournament with a thrilling 35-34 win on Tuesday night, using a stifling defensive performance and a great offensive gameplan to move onto the semifinals.