The Oak Grove boys basketball team went into a hostile environment Tuesday and knocked off No. 3 Meridian in a key divisional matchup, giving Oak Grove sole possession of first place in district play.
PETAL – Holding just a two-point lead over Petal with just three seconds left before halftime, Oak Grove’s Jay Barnes came up with a steal and nailed a 3-point shot that gave the Warriors a 23-18 half time lead.
With the boys’ program getting much of the attention, the Oak Grove Lady Warriors are silently off to a great start in the 2019-20 basketball season. Sitting at 10-5 overall, Coach Mark Swindle and the Lady Warriors are doing everything they can to keep the streak alive as district play gets underway.
It was the “Jay Barnes and Blake Roberts Show” Friday night when the two out scored Petal 60-53 on the way to a 88-53 trouncing home win over the Panthers.
Barnes nailed 12 three-pointers and 42 points overall to lead the Warriors. Roberts ended with 18 with 14 of those coming in the first half.
Oak Grove and Hattiesburg High went down to the wire with a big shot at the buzzer in the championship game at the Hattiesburg Coca Cola Classic. The rival schools met for the second time this season.
Oak Grove High School’s men’s basketball team put on a scoring clinic last Thursday night as they cruised to a 65-22 win against Purvis Tornadoes to capture the 2019 Lamar County Tournament.
The Oak Grove Warriors start the basketball season looking to pick up where they left off last year. Having their best year with Coach LaRon Brumfield at the helm has Oak Grove hungry to build off of a style of play that got the Warriors a 25-win season last year.
The Oak Grove Warriors’ season came to an end Friday night and with the it the hope of a state championship title .
And then there were two…
The Oak Grove Warriors find themselves back in M.M. Roberts Stadium for the second year in a row after a 35-28 South State championship win on the road against Petal.
PETAL – Holding just a two-point lead over Petal with just three seconds left before halftime,... READ MORE
