West Point 35, Laurel 7: Live updates recap of Mississippi 5A high school football state championship
The 2023 Mississippi high school football state championships - also known as the Mississippi Gridiron Classic - have arrived.
West Point (10-3) and Laurel (8-6) are facing off in the MHSAA Class 5A football state title game on Thursday night at 8:15 p.m. CT. All championship games are being played at Ole Miss’s Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium in Oxford.
You can watch the West Point vs. Laurel game live on the NFHS Network and you can get live updates and highlights throughout the game on SBLive. Senior reporter Tyler Cleveland is on the sideline to bring you full coverage from the game, including video highlights and a game story.
Follow along below for live updates from the Mississippi 5A football state championship game:
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FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES
FINAL: WEST POINT 35, LAUREL 7
West Point dominated from start to finish, led by Florida Gators commit Kahnen Daniels who finished with 253 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns on 28 carries.
WEST POINT 35, LAUREL 7: West Point puts an exclamation point on another state championship, taking a 35-7 lead with 5:02 to play. Florida Gators commit Kahnen Daniels has put on a show with 253 yards and 3 touchdowns on 28 carries.
THIRD QUARTER UPDATES
WEST POINT 28, LAUREL 7: The Green Wave extend their lead on a one-yard run by Qunterion Tillman-Evans, his second TD of the game.
It's still 21-7 West Point midway through the third quarter. The Green Wave have attempted just one pass in the game.
HALFTIME: WEST POINT 21, LAUREL 7
West Point RB Kahnen Daniels has dominated the first half with 144 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just 17 carries. Daniels is a Florida commit and was recently named Mississippi's Mr. Football for Class 5A.
SECOND QUARTER UPDATES
WEST POINT 21, LAUREL 7: The Green Wave extend their lead on Kahnen Daniels' second touchdown run of the game, this one a 4-yard run. Daniels has dominated the first half with 144 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just 17 carries.
WEST POINT 14, LAUREL 7: Qunterion Tillman-Evans scores on a 3-yard run to give West Point the lead.
FIRST QUARTER UPDATES
WEST POINT 7, LAUREL 7: Laurel quarterback Kobe Pierce scores on a 31-yard run to even the score with 3:43 left in the first quarter.
WEST POINT 7, LAUREL 0: Kahnen Daniels scores on a 14-yard touchdown run to give West Point an early 7-0 lead. Daniels, a Florida commit, racked up 38 yards rushing on West Point's first drive.
West Point has the ball to start the game.
PREGAME UPDATES
Kickoff update: The West Point vs. Laurel game is now scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. CT. Stay tuned for live updates.
