What I Learned From Oak Grove vs. Meridian
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The halftime score of this game was 21-21. We saw two very talented running backs go at it this game. Oak Grove’s quarterback also had a very good game. These two teams battled it out last night. Kylin Champagne Kylin…
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Continue ReadingThe halftime score of this game was 21-21. We saw two very talented running backs go at it this game. Oak Grove’s quarterback also had a very good game. These two teams battled it out last night.
Champagne was able to have a breakout game for this season against Meridian. He was showing why he is one of the best running backs in the 2025. He is a work horse that did a lot of work to get some recognition this season. Champagne recently received some interest from South Carolina after this game. He did what he needed to do. Over 160 rushing yards and three total touchdowns.
Anthony Maddox Anthony Maddox 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Oak Grove | 2024 State MS
Maddox was doing a great job this past Friday. He passed for over 300 yards and had 3 passing touchdowns. This young man is continuing to show why he is one of the best quarterbacks in the 2024 class. Maddox is now ready to lead his team into the playoffs. They play Brandon this week.
Overall Summary
I think that Oak Grove’s defense is going to have to keep playing very hard. They have guys like Caleb Moore Caleb Moore 6'3" | 250 lbs | DL Oak Grove | 2024 State MS , Andrew Maddox Andrew Maddox 6'5" | 280 lbs | DL Oak Grove | 2025 State MS , Malachi Henderson Malachi Henderson 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB Oak Grove | 2025 State MS , and Alandez Blalock who are beast in their linebacker core. They just have to keep their guys under control in these kind of guys. People are going to want to score on Oak Grove. They want to win this game. PJ Woodland PJ Woodland 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Oak Grove | 2024 State MS and Chase Pinkston Chase Pinkston 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Oak Grove | 2024 State MS have to keep the secondary under control. They do a great job of doing that.
Meridian has Daniel Hill Daniel Hill 6'1" | 220 lbs | WR Meridian | 2024 State MS on their side. That is a lot to have. They have to find a way to keep him very active. He is a guy that is going to continue to have a big year. They just have to make sure they keep him active.