Breaking down the playoff confusion for 6A, 5A and 1A

Playoff scenarios can be about as clear as mud if you're unsure about the different steps and tie breakers to dictate seeding. Below are the breakdowns for Regions 4-6A, 4-5A and 4-1A as they pertain to the Coast's teams.

CLASS 6A

Region 4-6A: Gulfport (8-2, 6-0) has clinched the No. 1 seed, with Ocean Springs (8-2, 5-1), Harrison Central (5-6, 4-2), St. Martin (9-2, 4-2) and D'Iberville (5-6, 3-3) all battling for the other three playoff seeds.

n If Ocean Springs defeats Harrison Central and St. Martin beats D'Iberville, the Greyhounds would be No. 2, the Yellow Jackets would be No. 3 seed, the Red Rebels would be No. 4 and the Warriors would be out.

n If D'Iberville beats St. Martin, the Warriors would need to win by eight or more points to clinch the third seed; seven or fewer points and the Warriors are No. 4 with St. Martin taking the No. 3 seed and HCHS left out based on tiebreaker point differential with SMHS and DHS.

n If Harrison Central and St. Martin win, the Yellow Jackets earn the No. 2 seed; HCHS would claim the No. 3 seed by winning by seven or more points and the No. 4 seed by winning with six or fewer points. Ocean Springs would get the other playoff spot and DHS would be left out.

n If Harrison Central and D'Iberville win, the Red Rebels would be No. 2, OSHS would be No. 3, D'Iberville would be No. 4 and St. Martin would be out.

CLASS 5A

Region 4-5A: Pearl River Central has clinched the No. 1 seed, Pascagoula is the No. 2 seed and Picayune has clinched the No. 3 seed. Hattiesburg will be the No. 4 seed with a win over Stone on Friday. If Stone beats Hattiesburg then Gautier would be the No. 4 seed. However, if Stone wins by six points or more, and Gautier loses to Pascagoula, the Tomcats clinch the four seed.

CLASS 1A

Region 4-1A: Resurrection has clinched the No. 1 seed. The winner of the Stringer-Lumberton game Friday will be the No. 2 seed and the loser will be the No. 3 seed. Salem has clinched the No. 4 seed.

This story was originally published November 3, 2015 at 4:17 PM with the headline "Breaking down the playoff confusion for 6A, 5A and 1A ."