Oak Grove beats Starkville: Live score, updates from Mississippi 7A football state championship
The Starkville Yellowjackets and Oak Grove Warriors face off in the main event Saturday night at Ole Miss’s Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium in Oxford - the MHSAA Class 7A high school football state championship game.
Wide receiver Braylon "Stonka" Burnside leads the way for the Yellowjackets. Burnside decommitted from Mississippi State in November and is one of the most sought-after receivers in the country. He has 59 receptions for 1,006 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.
Can Oak Grove contain Burnside? We'll find out soon enough. SBLive Senior Reporter Tyler Cleveland is on the sideline in Oxford to bring you full coverage from the game, including live updates, video highlights, photos and a game story. You can also watch the game live on the NFHS Network.
Follow along below for live updates from the Mississippi Class 7A football state championship game:
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4TH QUARTER UPDATES
FINAL: OAK GROVE 33, STARKVILLE 28
Oak Grove's defense comes up big as the Warriors hold on to win the first-ever Class 7A state championship.
OAK GROVE 33, STARKVILLE 28: Petty connects with Jontavious Rogers on a 7-yard touchdown pass, then the two hook up again on the two-point conversion to cut the lead to five with 4:15 to play.
OAK GROVE 33, STARKVILLE 20: Luke Stewart kicks his second field goal of the game, a 21-yarder, to extend Oak Grove's lead with 8:09 left in the game.
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3RD QUARTER UPDATES
OAK GROVE 30, STARKVILLE 20: The Yellowjackets aren't going away. They get back in the game on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Petty to Philip Swann. The two-point conversion is good. 2:57 left in the third quarter.
OAK GROVE 30, STARKVILLE 12: Oak Grove scores on a trick play on fourth-and-goal! A.J. Maddox pitches the ball to Damari Jefferson who tosses a 3-yard touchdown pass to Nehemiah Taylor. 5:32 left in the third quarter.
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HALFTIME: OAK GROVE 23, STARKVILLE 12
Oak Grove quarterback A.J. Maddox has completed 12-of-15 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown.
2ND QUARTER UPDATES
OAK GROVE 23, STARKVILLE 12: A.J. Maddox throws a 22-yard touchdown pass to Damari Jefferson with 15 seconds left in the first half.
OAK GROVE 17, STARKVILLE 12: Billy Petty connects with Stonka Burnside on a 49-yard touchdown pass with 48 seconds left in the first half. The two-point conversion fails.
OAK GROVE 17, STARKVILLE 6: Luke Stewart kicks a 35-yard field goal to give Oak Grove a two-score lead with 2:43 left in the first half.
OAK GROVE 14, STARKVILLE 6: Billy Petty gets Starkville on the board with an 8-yard rushing touchdown. The two-point conversion fails. 6:22 left in the first half.
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1ST QUARTER UPDATES
PICK 6! Oak Grove takes a 14-0 lead as Jalen Owens picks off a pass and returns it 63 yards for a touchdown with 5:11 left in the first quarter. It was an errant screen pass.
OAK GROVE 7, STARKVILLE 0: Kylin Champagne scores on a 1-yard run to give Oak Grove the early lead. The Warriors went 57 yards in 10 plays on the game's opening possession.
We are underway in Oxford. Oak Grove has the ball to start the game.
PREGAME UPDATES
Kickoff update: The game is now scheduled to kick off at 7:47 p.m. CT.
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