All the talk is finally over.

Oxford enters the realm of Class 6A this week.

Yes, the Chargers have played 6A teams for years as part of their non-region schedule, but this week is the first time Oxford plays a game that has playoff implications in the highest classification in the state.

It begins on Friday when Oxford hosts Southaven to open Region 1-6A play (7 p.m., 95.5 FM).

“We talked about that early in the week that this is our only time we can play our first district game in 6A,” Oxford head coach Chris Cutcliffe said. “This is our only opportunity at that. We’ve played a lot of 6A teams over the years but this is when it really counts. Everybody is 0-0.”

The Chargers played each other last year in both team’s season opener with Oxford coming away with a 26-20 road win.

Southaven (1-3) comes into the week looking to bounce back from a 27-21 loss to Germantown High School out of Tennessee. The Chargers lone win was a 17-0 score over Holmes County Central on Sept. 8.

“I think (Southaven) has really, really good team speed on both sides of the ball,” Cutcliffe said. “That’s what stands out to me probably at first when you watch them play. They’re not the biggest team that we’ll play but they certainly are one of the fastest teams.”

It is a different story for Oxford (4-1) who is riding a wave of momentum off a three-game winning streak. The Chargers defeated then-undefeated Pontotoc 17-0 last week.

It was supposed to be an off week for Oxford, but with only four home games on their schedule, Cutcliffe opted to get one more game under their belt before this week.