OXFORD MOVES UP IN CLASSIFICATION IN 2017

What has been the talk around town for a while now has finally become official. The Mississippi High School Activities Association announced the new classifications for 1-6A Thursday morning with Oxford and Lafayette learning their fate. The Chargers will jump into the big pond that is 6A while Lafayette moves up to 5A. The move will start next August at the beginning of the new high school athletics calendar. The moves will be from 2017-19 before a new census will take place to see if realignment is needed again. Oxford’s new home will be Region 1-6A in cross-country, football, powerlifting and soccer while basketball will reside in Region 2-6A. After winning the Class II state championship last month, volleyball moves up to Region 2-Class III. Swimming will stay in Class II. New region alignments for baseball, track & field and fast pitch softball had not been announced by the MHSAA as of yet. Oxford’s new region opponents in football will be Columbus, Desoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, South Panola, Southaven and Tupelo. In basketball, Oxford will join Columbus, South Panola and Tupelo in Region 2. Soccer will share the same region opponents as basketball in Region 1-6A. It will be a crowded region meet for cross-country as the Chargers join nine other schools. Columbus, Desoto Central, Greenville, Hernando, Horn Lake, South Panola, Southaven, Starkville and Tupelo all make up Region 1-6A.

OXFORD MOVES UP IN CLASSIFICATION IN 2017

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