Class 4A, Region 5 · Week 9, 2026

Newton County High School

Newton County High School is No. 111 of 225 teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 24 of 39 in Class 4A. Record at the Week 9 cutoff: 3-5 in 8 verified games.

  • State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 111 (from No. 108).
  • Class 4A ranking: unchanged at No. 24.
  • MFPI rating: decreased 0.2 points to 51.7. (provisional)

Week 9 explanation

Why Newton County High School is ranked here

Strongest result

A 34–28 win over Mize Attendance Center on Sep 25 (home), an opponent currently No. 101 statewide. “Strongest” means the defeated MHSAA opponent with the best current MFPI rank, not its rank when the game was played.

Recent results

W 21–14 at Choctaw Central (Oct 16); L 17–21 vs. West Lauderdale High School (Oct 8); W 42–7 vs. Northeast Lauderdale High School (Oct 2). Recent-form percentile: 54.5.

Schedule strength

MFPI strength-of-schedule percentile 55.8 (100 = the strongest completed schedule statewide). Classification path: playing down — 1 game against higher classes, 4 in Class 4A, 3 against lower classes.

What changed this week

Rank and rating are separate measures. State ranking: down 3 spots to No. 111 (from No. 108). MFPI rating: decreased 0.2 points to 51.7. This was a confirmed bye, so the score keeps 90% of last week's 51.91 and 10% of this week's recalculated 50.31. Largest component changes since Week 8: opponent-adjusted performance −0.9 pts; media strength of schedule −0.3 pts; media rank −0.2 pts. Opponents' ratings are re-solved every week, so these can move without a new game.

Limitations

Ratings use only verified final scores through Oct 27, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT. Media rank and media strength of schedule (from MaxPreps) contribute 20%. MFPI does not consider injuries, rosters or weather, and it is not a prediction.

2026 season

Schedule & results

3-5 · 8 verified games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 28Morton High SchoolNo. 60AwayL13–424A
Sep 4Raleigh High SchoolNo. 63HomeL21–283A
Sep 11Northeast Jones High SchoolNo. 115AwayL23–285A
Sep 18Scott Central Attendance CenterNo. 83AwayL9–202A
Sep 25Mize Attendance CenterNo. 101HomeW34–282A
Oct 2Northeast Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 185HomeW42–74A
Oct 8West Lauderdale High SchoolNo. 103HomeL17–214A
Oct 16Choctaw CentralNo. 143AwayW21–144A

Dates are game dates in Central time. Opponent ranks are current MFPI ranks, not ranks at game time. Scores come from the official MHSAA score center, with MaxPreps team schedules used only to fill gaps. Week 9 statewide coverage: 97.8% (980 of 1002 game listings due by the cutoff verified).

Why Newton County High School rates 51.7

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. Points are how many of the 51.7 rating points come from that component before the bye-week adjustment.

Opponent-adjusted performance49.135% weight · 17.2 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule55.820% weight · 11.2 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank (MaxPreps)49.110% weight · 4.9 ptsStatewide ordinal rank in the MaxPreps Mississippi rankings, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule (MaxPreps)53.810% weight · 5.4 ptsPublished MaxPreps schedule-strength value.
Points scored40.88% weight · 3.3 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed56.38% weight · 4.5 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record34.65% weight · 1.7 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form54.54% weight · 2.2 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 110 · aheadLong Beach Senior High School4-4 · MFPI 51.9No. 112 · behindNorthside High School6-2 · MFPI 51.3

Others in Class 4A

Rankings generated October 27, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2 · Report a correction