Sports

Wave baseball wins jamboree games

Solid pitching and timely hitting produced a pair of wins Saturday as the West Point High baseball team got its final tune up for the start of the regular season.

The Green Wave shut out East Webster 3-0 and then downed Starkville 5-2 in a jamboree at New Hope.

Lady Wave host Cormorant in playoffs

The West Point High girls basketball team fell 62-46 Friday night to Lafayette County in the championship game of the District 1 tournament.

Wave takes third, advances to state


Junior point guard Dishoune Cooperwood exploded for 22 points, including 10-for-10 from the free throw line, to lift West Point to a 47-27 high school basketball win over Lafayette County and the final district slot in the first round of next week’s state playoffs.

Raider girls win, take on Central Holmes

They played their best quarter of the year, then got knocked down, and responded with their best overall half of the year. For the Oak Hill Academy girls basketball team, it added up to a 61-47 victory over Marshal Academy in the opening game of the district tournament at Marshal.

Wave split with Saltillo, eye tourney

A swarming defense helped turn things around and the most balanced scoring they’ve had all year helped make it stand up as the West Point High girls basketball team took a 54-50 win Friday  over visiting Saltillo on Senior Night.

Raiders fall in season finales, ready for tourney

Marshall Academy had no real answer for Oak Hill’s Rachel McLain. Unfortunately, the Lady Raiders also had no real answer for Marshall Academy’s dynamic pair of Kay Kay Parks or Peyton Stephenson.

Losses put damper of OHA senior night, Bales tribute

Senior night didn’t shine on Oak Hill Academy’s basketball teams Tuesday.

Wins get Oak Hill ready for stretch run

Calhoun Academy played perfect hosts Monday night, giving up a pair of easy wins to visiting Oak Hill Academy as the Raiders pick up some momentum heading into the stretch run of their district schedule.

Solid fourth quarter helps Vols finish off the Eagles

Hustle, defense, fast tempo offense, and very animated coaches. 
 
All are ingredients for a great game and the Starkville Academy Volunteers and Hebron Christian Eagles delivered that great game up until the fourth quarter.
 

Late heroics lift Wave over Lafayette

Junior guard Dishoune “Tupelo” Cooperwood hit Perry Morrow for a short baseline jumper to tie the score with six seconds left and then made a steal and drove for the winning basket as West Point pulled off a dramatic win over district foe Lafayette County in boys basketball Friday night.