New Albany girls, West Union boys rally past West Point
Nylah Buchanan scored 18 points in New Albany’s season opener Saturday, and the Bulldogs held West Point to two points in the fourth quarter to win 49–41. The Green Wave also led West Union’s boys entering the fourth quarter in Pontotoc, where the Eagles rallied for a 56–50 win. Girls box score · Boys box score
New Albany opened with a 19–11 first quarter, but West Point held the Bulldogs to six points in the second and led 27–25 at halftime. The Green Wave stretched the lead to five by the end of the third. New Albany answered with its best defensive quarter of the game, outscoring West Point 15–2 down the stretch.
Freshman Kynzli Foote added 10 points and five rebounds for the Bulldogs, and sophomore Lailah Barkley scored eight. Buchanan, an eighth-grade guard, also had two steals. Mirakle Hanson and London Berry had two assists apiece. Game statistics
At the Pontotoc Rotary Club Classic, West Union trailed 20–12 after one quarter and faced the same eight-point deficit at halftime. The Eagles cut it to 45–43 by the end of the third, then held West Point to five points in the fourth. The win followed a 74–45 victory at Ingomar on Friday night and a 64–53 win over New Site on Tuesday. West Union schedule
Scores for Saturday’s West Union–Lafayette girls game in Pontotoc and Ingomar–Choctaw County boys game were unavailable at press time. West Union–Lafayette · Ingomar–Choctaw County
West Union returns home Tuesday to face Marshall Academy, with the girls at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30. New Albany heads to Ripley that night for a 6 p.m. girls game and a 7 p.m. boys game. West Union schedule · New Albany schedule
Tuesday’s basketball slate also sends Ingomar to Houlka and Myrtle to Falkner. Both doubleheaders list the girls at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30. East Union’s girls and boys are due at Thrasher on Thursday. Ingomar · Myrtle · East Union
On Friday, Myrtle hosts North Side in the second round of the Class 2A football playoffs, and New Albany visits Louisville in Class 4A. Both kick off at 7 p.m. Myrtle · New Albany