Sports

Oak Hill and West Point Basketball Weekend Preview

The Oak Hill basketball teams will take on Leake Academy on Saturday with games beginning at 1 p.m. at Oak Hill.
The Green Wave will host Neshoba Central on Friday night, before traveling to Houston next Tuesday.

West Point Boys, Girls beat Noxubee County

West Point’s boy;s and girl's teams were able to pick up victories on Tuesday night against rival Noxubee County. Both teams were able to jump out to early leads and then finish the Tigers off late in the contest.
Girls

Coach Speak with West Point Head Coach Brad Cox

On the win over Noxubee

Coach Speak with Oak Hill head coach John Bauer

On Ken Dill’s absence
Boys

Dill Competes in All-Star Game

Ken Dill competed in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools All-Star game over the weekend. Dill, Oak Hill’s quarterback for the previous two seasons, was a member of the blue squad. Dill is also the Raider’s point guard in basketball.

Thoughts from West Point's football season

4. West Point head coach Chris Chambless admitted that if there was a book telling you how to coach, it probably would have told him to kick it at the Laurel one-yard line in the fourth quarter to put West Point up 19-8. I’m not sure such book exists, but I’ve never agreed more with a call.

Offense runs wild; defense dominates for West Point's eighth state title

Offense
West Point was able to move the football efficiently in their first three drives. They took the opening possession of the contest at their own 48-yard line and immediately moved it down to Laurel’s 19, but they were stopped short on a fourth and six.

West Point, Chambless erase frustrating six years

West Point has always been a powerhouse football program within the state of Mississippi. They’ve always competed for, and won, state championships no matter what classification they played in.

West Point beats Laurel 29-8; Wins eighth state title

West Point was cruising right along in the first half of their 5A State championship game taking a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter, but then Laurel quarterback Tyquan Ulmer found his groove.

West Point's offense continues to gel

West Point has scored more than 39 or more points in seven of its last eight contests, with the exception coming against New Hope where the Green Wave scored 34.