Browse past news stories for West Point High School in West Point, MS.

• West Point offense running on all cylinders (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 03:02:55 pm
  WEST POINT — On paper, Casey Welch knew the West Point High School football team had plenty of weapons to be successful.
• 5A West Point hits road with one goal in mind (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 12:07:50 pm
  The memories are still fresh for the seniors at West Point High School. Four years ago, those seniors – then eighth graders – sat in a cluster in Jackson’s Memorial Stadium and watched as the Green Wave football team won the 2005 Class 4A state championship.
• West Point steam rolls Pearl to advance iin playoffs (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 06:18:09 am
  WEST POINT — For the first time in weeks, it looked like the West Point High School football team would have had a game on its hands.
• Operation Christmas Child heads into final weekend (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 05:47:09 pm
  Their shopping carts give them away. The plastic shoebox-sized containers, tiny toys, toothbrushes, school supplies and small, stuffed animals are sure signs of an Operation Christmas Child shopper. Golden Triangle stores have been filled with them.
• West Point football team has something prove (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 03:03:15 pm
  WEST POINT — Noxubee County and Aberdeen should feel special. The 2009 edition of Mississippi Sports Magazine singled out the Tigers in Class 4A and the Bulldogs in Class 3A as top teams in each classification in its preseason issue.
• Reality Lesson For West Point High Students (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:37:51 pm
  Each year at West Point High School students are given the opportunity to taste reality.
• West Point goes to running game to win playoff game (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 06:33:04 am
  WEST POINT — After a couple bad experiences with the passing game Friday, the West Point High School football team opted to go with what it knows.
• Soldier receives promotion (The Meridian Star)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:58:05 am
  Justin Todd Michel, a 17-year veteran of the US Army, is remembered in West Point where he grew up as a good football player and the local paper boy where he continued to excel in everything he did.
• West Point football team finishes unbeaten in district (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:32:56 am
  WEST POINT — After routing its fourth opponent in a row, the West Point High School football team is ready for its first challenge of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A North Half State playoffs.
• West Point bids for unbeaten district record (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:18:10 pm
  WEST POINT — Tommy Keys and his defensive linemates don’t need an elaborate answer to explain their success.
• Man gets prison time for DUI crash that killed West Point teen (Daily Press)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 02:54:49 pm
  A Norfolk man was sentenced to six years, five months in prison for a drunken driving crash in which a West Point woman was killed earlier this year.
• West Point can take step toward district title (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 02:18:29 pm
  WEST POINT — It’s all about a mind-set for the West Point High School football team.
• EMCC's Cox, Shelton thrive as teammates (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 01:48:18 pm
  Quartney Cox and Avis Shelton are inseparable. The two offensive linemen have been side by side during their football careers at West Point High School and East Mississippi Community College in Scooba.
• West Point shuts out Lake Cormorant (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:02:52 pm
  WEST POINT — The West Point High School football team new Class 5A, Region 1 rival Lake Cormorant played their game Friday in ankle-deep mud.
• Elizabeth Cantey Rettig (The Chapel Hill News)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 06:06:29 am
  Elizabeth Cantey Rettig, 63, died Oct. 12, 2009, at home in Chapel Hill surrounded by her immediate family.
• Foster becomes stalwart on defense for Itawamba CC (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 01:47:54 pm
  C.J. Foster is delivering on his promise. Months before the start of his sophomore season at Itawamba Community College, Foster said he knew it wasn’t “play time anymore,” and that he was focused on making an impact at linebacker.
• West Point football team rallies to beat Oxford (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 02:33:13 pm
  OXFORD — After a slow offensive start Thursday night, it didn’t look like the West Point High School football team would pull out its sixth-consecutive victory at Bobby Holcomb Field.
• Semi-pro hoop tryouts Oct. 18 (Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:11:25 pm
  The Virginia Wolverines, a semi-pro basketball team based in West Point, will be holding tryouts for its 2009-10 season from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, at West Point High School, according to the team’s general manager Marilynn Frazier.
• Defense helps West Point beat New Hope in district matchup (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 09:03:06 pm
  Their jerseys are old school. The big, bold green numbers 30 and 66 on white jerseys stare down opponents.
• Running attack fuels Green Wave (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 04:03:04 pm
  WEST POINT — West Point High School has what senior running back Xavier Hogan calls the three-headed monster.
• West Point tested in victory against Gentry (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 04:19:03 am
  WEST POINT — The West Point High School football team received a bit of a scare from Gentry on Friday night in West Point before putting the brakes on surging Rams 39-20.
• Remembering a Former West Point High Student (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 10:50:37 pm
  Former classmates remember a recent West Point High graduate who lost her life in a traffic accident earlier this week. 18-year old Davishe Walker had just begun her freshmen year at EMCC in Scooba.
• West Point ends Noxubee County's streak (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 05:33:12 am
  MACON — Michael Carr couldn’t look up. With teammate Curtis Virges pensively looking on by his side, standing guard to prevent anyone from entering their space, Carr stared at the turf at Shannon High School.
• Noxubee County to be tested again by larger school (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 04:02:52 am
  The defending Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4A state champions have survived every test this season against teamss that are in higher classifications.
• West Point uses ground game to beat Starkville (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 13, 2009 at 06:03:07 am
  STARKVILLE — Black, blue, and green. If West Point High School football coach Chris Chambless had his way, he would rely on a handful of plays and his offensive line and pound away on opponents.
• Online video, rumors circulate of school fight (Cullman Times)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 05:06:21 pm
  Rumors and an online video showing two West Point High School students in a brief fight have been spreading online the past few days, though Cullman County Board of Education Superintendent Hank Allen said he is aware of the matter and it has been fully addressed.
• Morgan brothers on opposite sidelines of Starkville, West Point rivalry (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 03:02:52 pm
  The matchup between the Starkville and West Point High School football teams pits friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor, and brother against brother.
• How Jarvis Varnado became the nation's best walk-on (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 03:00:21 pm
  You might remember Mississippi State forward Jarvis Varnado from such films as "Mississippi State made a major leap in 2008, staring Jarvis Varnado," and "I will block that shot against the backboard and scream in your face," presented by Jarvis Varnado." The last time you saw the talented Mr. Varnado, he was leading the Mississippi State Bulldogs to the SEC tournament title and an NCAA ...
• Carr sparks West Point's victory against Columbus (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:12:24 am
  WEST POINT — The West Point High School football team had two weeks to think about letting its opening-week game against Shannon slip away in the final minute.
• Return to West Point all business for Columbus coach Davis (The Commercial Dispatch)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 02:57:45 pm
  The colors he was wearing were different, but it was impossible not to recognize the face.