North Half Champions – New Hope

North Half Playoffs 

Tuesday Feb 19th  New Hope Trojans defeat Lanier 81-79
Thursday Feb 21st New Hope 83  Oxford 79
Friday Feb 22nd  New Hope 51 Callaway 43
Friday Feb 23rd  New Hope 61 Vicksburg 58

Boys Bracket
Class 4A North  Pontotoc  58
Vicksburg 79              Vicksburg

                                               6pm                 Vicksburg  58

Hernando 60
Ridgeland 62              Ridgeland                                    7:30pm     New Hope

Callaway 65                Callaway
Shannon 42

                                               7:30pm             New Hope  61

New Hope 83              New Hope
Oxford 79

Friday night results from around the State

District Tournament at West Point

Division 4-4A
At West Point

Boys
Monday
8:30 p.m. – (3) West Point 65   (6) Neshoba Central 63

Tuesday
5:30 p.m. – (2) Noxubee Co. 79    (7) Kosciusko 49
8:30 – (4) West Lauderdale 61   (5) Caledonia 56

Thursday
5:30 p.m. –  (2) Noxubee Co.  67     (3) West Point 62
8:30 – (1) New Hope 75   West Lauderdale 55

Friday
5:30 p.m. – West Point 61 v West Lauderdale 68 (Third/fourth place game)
8:30 – Championship game   New Hope 30   Noxubee 24
 The New Hope Trojans defeated Noxubee for the third time this season on Feb 15th in the Distict 4-4A championship game at West Point Gymnasium by a margin of 30-24. Coach Billups of Noxubee tried the stall ball strategy in an attempt to have a different outcome from the Dec 14 75-49 and the Jan 4 84-78 losses. The first quarter ended with Noxubee leading 2-1. At halftime it was Noxubee 8 New Hope 6. The third quarter opened with an alley oop jam to Harris and a ‘Hit Man’ Hughes 3 pointer and ended with New Hope ahead 19-17. With 1 minute and 45 seconds left in the game New Hope led 23-21. Turnovers at the end resulted in a New Hope layup and foul shots, dooming the slow down strategy, for a final score of 30-24.
Lanier and Coach B. the elder’s stategy for Tuesday’s game at New Hope will certainly be guided by the younger’s three game experience against the Trojans.

Girls  

Monday
5:30 p.m. – (2) New Hope 75    (7) Caledonia 40
7:00 – (4) Neshoba Central 63  (5) West Point 66  2OT

Tuesday
7 p.m. – (3) Kosciusko 59   (6) West Lauderdale 45

Thursday
4 p.m. – New Hope (2) 64    (3)Kosciusko  54
7:00 – (1) Noxubee Co. 77  (5) West Point 52

Friday
4 p.m. – West Point 58   Kosciusko 42  (Third/fourth place game)
7:00 – Championship game   New Hope 53    Noxubee 97

Feb 5th at Aliceville, Al – Cancelled

Weather concerns cancel Aliceville, Al game. 

New Hope Trojans end regular season 21-8.

Lady Trojans end regular season 15-4.

Post Season Information

See the Post Season Info page listed in the header directory.

Feb 2 at the NW Rankin Classic

Final New Hope 81  Picayune 62 

Clarion Ledger article

Clarion Ledger photo gallery of the game

New Hope Trojans versus Picayune at 1:30pm

Picayune is 22-3 and ranked #4 in 4A and #6 overall by the Jackson Clarion Ledger.

The only common opponent for the two teams is NE Lauderdale.

On Dec 15th Picayune defeated NE Lauderdale 56-55 at home.

The New Hope Trojans defeated NE Lauderdale 72-55 at the Thanksgiving Rumble on the Ridge Tournament in Forrest City, Arkansas.

Jan 31 at W Lauderdale

Just received information that the TBA at W Lauderdale makeup game is Jan 31.

New Hope Lady Trojans  58  W Lauderdale 26

New Hope Trojans  85   W Lauderdale 57

Jan 28th

At home versus Sulligent 7pm – boys game only.

New Hope 94  Sulligent 91

Matuszak: Tojans having very good year despite record

From the Columbus Commercial Dispatch newspaper:

Matuszak: Tojans having very good year despite record

By Henry Matuszak
hgmsports@cdispatch.com
Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:41 AM CST

Fed-Ex Forum January 21st

Final  New Hope Trojans 56  Booker T Washington 72

The Trojans play Booker T. Washington school of Memphis, Tn at 1pm, with the Memphis Grizzlies – Chicago Bulls game to follow.

Vaughan Robinson Classic Jan 19

Vaughan Robinson Classic Page

See news articles under the “News Articles” link above.

 New Hope High School sponsors the Cecil Vaughan -
Herman Robinson Memorial Classic in honor of Cecil
Vaughan and Herman Robinson.Cecil Vaughan served many years as principal, and
Herman Robinson served many years as coach at
New Hope High School.  The classic named in honor
of these two men is in recognition of their many years
of dedicated service to the students, their parents and
the community.  The character, integrity and
leadership by example of these two educators
influenced the lives of thousands.