WEST POINT — The West Point basketball teams earned a sweep of Saltillo in Tuesday’s home MHSAA Class 5A, Region 1 games.
The Green Wave boys held off Saltillo 66-51 in Tuesday’s home district game.
DJ Willis led West Point (13-4) with 20 points. MJ Smith had 17, and Elijah Young had nine.
In the girls game, the Green Wave captured a 62-52 victory.
West Point will host Columbus on Friday in another district matchup.
Other scores
Prep girls basketball
Oak Hill Academy 64, Lee Academy 24
WEST POINT — Oak Hill Academy girls basketball defeated Lee Academy, 64-24, at home Tuesday night.
Mary Beth Briggs led the Raiders (10-8) in scoring with 18 points while Harley Vaughn had 15 points.
OHA will host Kirk Academy in its next game at 6 p.m. Friday.
Noxubee County 47, Nettleton 38
NETTLETON — Noxubee County girls basketball defeated Nettleton, 47-38, on the road Tuesday night.
The Tigers were led by Tootie Lockett, who scored a game-high 27 points in the win.
Noxubee County will host Aberdeen in its next game at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Heritage Academy 62, Washington School 48
GREENVILLE — Heritage Academy girls basketball defeated Washington School, 62-48, on the road Tuesday night.
The Patriots (11-10, 4-2 in district) were led by Lucy Sharp, scoring 19 points in the win. Reagan Merchant and Chloe Boyd also scored in double-figures for the Pats.
Heritage Academy will travel to play Pillow Academy in its next game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Starkville Academy 56, Pillow Academy 42 (Record: 11-13)
Itawamba Agricultural 63, Caledonia 36
West Lowndes 52, Hamilton 35 (Record: 5-11, 1-0 in district)
Prep boys basketball
Starkville Academy 58, Pillow Academy 39
STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy boys basketball defeated Pillow Academy, 62-48, at home Tuesday night.
The Volunteers (11-8, 5-1 in district) were led with a double-double from Rett Keenum, who had 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Starkville Academy will travel to play Magnolia Heights in its next game at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
Heritage Academy 47, Washington School 19 (Record: 11-5, 5-1 in district)
Oak Hill Academy 50, Lee Academy 42
West Lowndes 48, Hamilton 46 (Record: 10-9)
Itawamba Agricultural 64, Caledonia 50 (Record: 16-5)
Nettleton 65, Noxubee County 62
Prep girls soccer
New Hope 6, Columbus 0
NEW HOPE — The New Hope girls soccer team surged to a 6-0 shutout win over Columbus (7-5) on Tuesday.
Caleigh Carter and Angel Vaughn Robertson each had two goals, while Anna Claire Nabors and Allie Sanford each scored.
The Trojans (10-2-1) will host Ripley on Friday.
Caledonia 4, Mooreville 0
Vardaman 5, MSMS 1 (Record: 4-4, 2-3 in district)
Neshoba Central 8, West Point 0 (Record: 2-6)
Prep boys soccer
New Hope 2, Columbus 1
NEW HOPE — New Hope’s boys team completed the sweep of Columbus with a 2-1 victory.
Hunter Smith and Josh Wilcox each scored for the Trojans (10-2-1) while Destin Poindexter scored the Falcons’ (4-10) lone goal in the loss.
New Hope will host Ripley at 7:15 p.m. Friday
Caledonia 4, Mooreville 2
MSMS 4, Vardaman 2 (7-1, 4-1 in district)
Neshoba Central 7, West Point 0 (Record: 0-7-1)
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