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Mississippi FootballPOWER INDEX

Class 4A, Region 5 · Week 3, 2026

Newton County High School

Newton County High School is No. 153 of 225 ranked teams in the Mississippi Football Power Index and No. 32 of 39 in Class 4A, at 0-3 through 3 games. Its rating is 36.2, down 15 spots from last week.

Newton County High School averages 19.0 points scored and 32.7 allowed (-13.7 per game). It has not yet beaten a ranked Mississippi opponent. The schedule so far is mostly same class, with 1 game up in class, 1 against its own class and 1 down.

2026 season

Schedule & results

0–3 · 3 completed games
DateOpponentSiteResultScoreOpp. class
Aug 29Morton High SchoolNo. 75AwayL13–424A
Sep 4Raleigh High SchoolNo. 84HomeL21–283A
Sep 12Northeast Jones High SchoolNo. 185AwayL23–285A

Scores come from official MHSAA results with secondary verification. Week 3 coverage is 98.6% (349 of 354 expected games verified).

Why Newton County High School rates 36.2

Rating breakdown

Each component becomes a statewide percentile, then carries its weight into the final score. The contribution column is how many of the 36.2 points come from that component.

Opponent-adjusted performance23.235% weight · 8.1 ptsMargin of victory or defeat, adjusted for opponent strength and site.
MFPI strength of schedule62.220% weight · 12.4 ptsAverage current rating of every opponent played.
Media rank34.410% weight · 3.4 ptsStatewide ordinal rank from the media feed, as a percentile.
Media strength of schedule65.210% weight · 6.5 ptsPublished schedule-strength value from the media feed.
Points scored36.08% weight · 2.9 ptsPoints per game, capped at 49 in each game.
Points allowed17.18% weight · 1.4 ptsDefensive value derived from points allowed per game.
Record8.85% weight · 0.4 ptsWins plus half credit for ties, over games played.
Recent form25.74% weight · 1.0 ptsOpponent-adjusted performance across the last three games.

Nearby in the statewide rankings

No. 152 · aheadCallaway High School1-2 · MFPI 36.5No. 154 · behindSmithville High School2-1 · MFPI 36.2

Others in Class 4A

Poplarville Jr Sr High SchoolSenatobia High SchoolMendenhall High SchoolPass Christian High SchoolKosciusko Senior High SchoolLouisville High SchoolItawamba Agricultural High SchoolNew Albany High SchoolGreenwood High SchoolCorinth High SchoolClarksdale High SchoolGreene County High SchoolShannon High SchoolColumbia High School

Rankings generated September 15, 2026 · Formula MFPI-3.2