Here is a late Christmas gift from Oxford High School to all you basketball fans.
Some of the state’s top talent will emerge on the Oxford High School gymnasium this Friday and Saturday for the O-Town Showdown. Six games are on tap for Friday and seven for Saturday, but the beauty of it all — you can see all of the action for the bargain basement price of five dollars per day.
Friday
12:30 Myrtle vs Olive Branch (G)
2:00 DeSoto Central vs Grenada (G)
3:30 DeSoto Central vs Grenada (B)
5:00 Pontotoc vs Pascagoula (B)
6:30 Oxford vs Senatobia (G)
8:00 Oxford vs Columbia (B)
Columbia (12-1, #1 team in 3A) replaces Chapel Hill out of Douglasville, GA whose entire team has been suspended for unspecified reasons. The team will remain suspended until further investigation by the school’s principal.
Saturday
11:30 Grenada vs Myrtle (G)
1:00 Pascagoula vs Starkville (B)
2:30 Grenada vs Columbia (B)
4:00 Olive Branch vs Senatobia (G)
5:30 Pontotoc vs DeSoto Central (B)
7:00 Oxford vs DeSoto Central (G)
8:30 Oxford vs Manassas (B)
Manassas is led by Ole Miss committ Reginald Buckner. The 6’9 Buckner is consider by many publications as one of the top recruits in the nation. Ole Miss fans can flock to OHS to see their future star in action on Saturday, but you may want to get their early as there will be limited seating on a day filled with great basketball action.
