Picayune beat D’Iberville 28-14 Friday night in the opening round of the Class 5A state playoffs as Scottie Merrill ran for 241 yards on 40 carries and scored four touchdowns…

the Maroon Tide will now trvel to Moss Point for a rematch with the Tigers on Friday…Moss Point beat Picayune 41-19 in the first game of the season

elsewhere around the state in prep football…

Class 1A

Coffeeville 15, Smithville 12

Durant 38, Falkner 13

Mount Olive 33, French Camp 6

Nanih Waiya 42, Bogue Chitto 0

Okolona 64, St. Joseph, Greenville 24

Sebastopol 34, South Leake 6

Vardaman 33, Shaw 20

Weir 27, Cathedral 7

Class 2A

Second Round

Ackerman 27, Hollandale Simmons 0

Baldwyn 47, West Tallahatchie 12

Bassfield 47, Loyd Star 14

East Marion 35, Mize 20

East Webster 28, Calhoun City 14

Puckett 21, North Forrest 14

Taylorsville 27, Lumberton 8

West Bolivar 22, Eupora 11

Class 3A

Second Round

Aberdeen 42, Ripley 16

Belmont 27, Water Valley 20, OT

Booneville 22, Nettleton 20

Charleston 55, Leland 6

Forest 28, Collins 14

Franklin Co. 20, Philadelphia 7

Morton 21, Perry Central 14

Tylertown 35, Seminary 27

Class 4A

Second Round

Forrest Co. AHS 30, North Pike 27

Greene County 22, Magee 21

Itawamba 21, Center Hill 7

Lafayette 14, Louisville 6

Lawrence County 42, Laurel 14

Noxubee County 22, Senatobia 0

Shannon 41, Cleveland 32

St. Stanislaus 35, Columbia 14

Class 5A

First Round

Moss Point 43, Brookhaven 24

New Hope 34, Callaway 33

Pearl 28, Oxford 14

Picayune 28, D’Iberville 14

Ridgeland 44, Hernando 34

Wayne County 46, Gautier 26

West Jones 47, Long Beach 21

West Point 36, Canton 0

Class 6A

First Round

Clinton 31, Southaven 23

Madison Central 63, Starkville 27

Meridian 35, George County 24

Natchez 19, Petal 14

Oak Grove 56, Harrison Central 36

Ocean Springs 42, Hattiesburg 7

Olive Branch 38, Warren Central 6

South Panola 54, Northwest Rankin 10

MPSA Class A

Quarterfinal

Desoto School 14, Winona Christian 6

Riverfield Academy 27, Prentiss Christian 6

Trinity Episcopal 43, Sylva-Bay Aca. 28

Tunica Academy 48, Tri-County Aca. 42

MPSA Class AA

Quarterfinal

Brookhaven Aca. 57, Centreville Aca. 56

Marshall Aca. 41, Lamar School 0

Simpson Aca. 49, Indianola Aca. 20