Mississippi high school football championship score: Tupelo downs Brandon for Class 7A title
Sam SklarHATTIESBURG — Tupelo staved off Brandon's shot at a comeback and won the MHSAA Class 7A state title.
Tupelo beat Brandon, 28-16, on Thursday night at Southern Miss' M.M Roberts Stadium to win its first state title since 1992. Brandon (12-2) lost its third state title game in the last four years.
MHSAA Class 7A Mr. Football running back, Jaeden Hill, made his presence felt from the outset in his first state title game. The 2026 Mississippi State commit finished with 224 rushing yards on 34 carries and had 37 receiving yards with three total touchdowns for Tupelo (14-0).
Tupelo did not trail the entire game and iced the game following Hill's 32-yard rushing touchdown with 55 seconds left.
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Brandon vs Tupelo live score updates
Tupelo 28, Brandon 16: Jaeden Hill second rushing touchdown
Hill found the end zone on a 32-yard touchdown to ice the game for Tupelo with 55 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Tupelo 21, Brandon 16: Tyson Robinson rushing touchdown
Brandon answered with a Tyson Robinson 2-yard rushing touchdown with 8:48 remaining. The two-point try was no good.
Tupelo 21, Brandon 10: Noah Gillon rushing touchdown
The Tupelo quarterback rushed for a 15-yard touchdown, trucking a Brandon defender, with 10:42 remaining.
End of the third quarter: Tupelo 14, Brandon 10
Tupelo 14, Brandon 10: Blocked punt recovered in end zone
Cam Short blocked and recovered a Tupelo punt in the end zone for a Brandon touchdown with 3:01 left in the third quarter.
Tupelo 14, Brandon 3: Rhett Griffith field goal
Brandon scored its first points via a Rhett Griffith 33-yard field goal with 5:30 remaining in the third quarter.
Halftime: Tupelo 14, Brandon 0
End of the first quarter: Tupelo 14, Brandon 0
Tupelo 14, Brandon 0: Jaeden Hill scores again
Brandon hasn't picked up a first down while Jaeden Hill scored again from a 37-yard reception.
Tupelo 7, Brandon 0: Jaeden Hill rushing touchdown
Tupelo scored on its opening drive with a Jaeden Hill 6-yard rushing touchdown with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter.
Brandon vs Tupelo history
Series: Tupelo leads series 5-3
Team's last win: Brandon won 34-6 in 2018
Brandon vs Tupelo weather in Hattiesburg
According to AccuWeather, it will be 48 degrees around kickoff, and a 0% chance of rain.
Mississippi high school football state championship schedule 2024
Thursday
Class 3A: Choctaw County vs Noxubee County, 4 p.m
Class 7A: Tupelo vs. Brandon, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Class 1A: Baldwyn vs. Simmons, 4 p.m.
Class 5A: West Point vs. Gautier, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Class 2A: Charleston vs. Heidelberg, noon
Class 4A: Louisville vs. Poplarville, 3:30 p.m.
Class 6A: Grenada vs. Hattiesburg, 7 p.m.
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Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.