MHSAA schools win $1,000 prizes in Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi contest

Six MHSAA member schools that played in last weekend’s Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Gridiron Classic state football championships will collect $1,000 prizes for winning the sixth annual Text to Win contest.

The week-long contest matched schools and communities against their football opponents Dec. 1^st and 2^nd at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. The school in each of the six games that received the most texts to a designated keyword was the winner.

Contest winning schools were: Starkville (Class 6A); Hattiesburg (Class 5A); East Central (Class 4A); Yazoo County (Class 3A); Winona (Class 2A); and Nanih Waiya (Class 1A). Each school will receive a check for $1,000 designated for its physical education department from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi.

“Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is proud to support Mississippi high school athletics and physical education,” said Meredith Bailess, Director, Corporate Communications for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. “We believe these programs are helping to establish a strong foundation for healthy habits throughout life. Our partnership with the Mississippi High School Activities Association furthers our shared commitment to a healthy future for our students and our state.”

Text to Win Champions

2017                                        2016                                        2015

Class 6A: Starkville                 Class 6A: Clinton                     Class 6A: Petal

Class 5A: Hattiesburg             Class 5A: Laurel                      Class 5A: Wayne County

Class 4A: East Central             Class 4A: Poplarville               Class 4A: St. Stanislaus

Class 3A: Yazoo County           Class 3A: Charleston               Class 3A: Charleston

Class 2A: Winona                    Class 2A: Bay Springs             Class 2A: East Webster

Class 1A: Nanih Waiya                       Class 1A: Lumberton               Class 1A: Resurrection

2014                                        2013                                        2012

Class 6A: Oak Grove               Class 6A: Oak Grove               Class 6A: South Panola

Class 5A: Oxford                     Class 5A: Oxford                     Class 5A: Starkville

Class 4A: Noxubee County      Class 4A: Forrest County         Class 4A: Noxubee County

Class 3A: Charleston               Class 3A: Hazlehurst               Class 3A: Charleston

Class 2A: Bassfield                 Class 2A: Bassfield                 Class 2A: Eupora

Class 1A: Cathedral                 Class 1A: French Camp           Class 1A: Stringer