Delta, Quitman County Fans Track 2026 MHSAA Postseason Brackets
State brackets were published Feb. 17-18; Class 6A quarterfinals at Mississippi Valley State University and Pearl River Community College kick off Feb. 25.
“What started as regular-season rivalries across Mississippi moved into a statewide spotlight this week as the 2026 MHSAA winter postseason got underway (state brackets were published Feb. 17-18). For local sports fans in the Delta and for those who follow small-town gyms in and around Marks, Lambert” The 2026 Mississippi high school boys basketball state championships begin on Tuesday, February 17, setting early-round play across classifications while the published brackets point to later quarterfinal weeks for the top classes.
“The road to the ‘Big House’ is officially paved as the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) has released the full slate for the 2026 basketball championships,” DeSoto County News wrote, and the schedule for Class 6A is clear: the quarterfinal round kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 25, with the North half of the bracket playing at Mississippi Valley State University and the South half at Pearl River Community College. At both host sites the girls’ quarterfinals are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., while boys’ quarterfinals will tip at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
“The winners will advance to the semifinals at the Mississippi Coliseum on Monday, March 2,” with the girls leading the morning session at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and the boys slated for 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., DeSoto County News reported. The Class 6A state champions will be crowned Thursday night, March 5, when the girls’ final is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and the boys’ title game follows at 8:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Coliseum.
Class 7A follows a parallel path at the same host sites: North 7A quarterfinals are set for Thursday, Feb. 26 at Mississippi Valley State University with tip-offs at 4:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 8:30 p.m., and South 7A quarterfinals are set for Friday, Feb. 27 at Pearl River Community College with identical tip-off times. Class 7A semifinal games move to the Mississippi Coliseum on Tuesday, March 3 — girls at 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., boys at 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — and Class 7A state championship games are scheduled for Friday, March 6 with the girls’ final at 6:00 p.m. and the boys’ final at 8:00 p.m.
High School On SI noted that the playoffs began Tuesday, Feb. 17 and provided bracket examples across lower classifications, including Blue Mountain at Wheeler (Feb. 17, 6:00 p.m. CST), Greenwood at Ripley (Feb. 17, 6:00 p.m. CST), and Mooreville at New Albany (Feb. 17, 6:00 p.m. CST). “High School On SI has brackets for every classification in the Mississippi high school boys basketball playoffs. The playoffs culminate with the championship games on March 6,” the SI excerpt stated; the SI piece is credited to Gray Reid.
The supplied excerpts name Marks and Lambert as Delta communities of interest but include no explicit matchups or seedings for Quitman County schools. The published bracket dates (Feb. 17-18) and the detailed 6A/7A venue and time blocks above are the confirmed schedule elements available in the material provided; fans in Quitman County who want to know whether Marks or Lambert teams are playing in a particular round will need to consult the full MHSAA brackets to find team pairings, seedings, and any subsequent updates to times or locations.
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