West Union Falls 57-36 at Oak Hill, Coach Calls for Summer Improvement

Mason Malone torched the West Union defense with seven 3-pointers and a game-high 27 points, leading Oak Hill to a 57-36 victory that eliminated the Dragons in a Division V district play-in at Oak Hill High School on February 20. The Oaks led from wire-to-wire in the win that ended West Union’s season.

The #17 seeded Dragons made the long haul to Oak Hill High School to battle the host Oaks for the right to advance to the district quarterfinals. Oak Hill’s 57 points outpaced West Union’s 36, while West Union sophomore Tyren Pennington finished as the Dragons’ leading scorer with 11 points, a photo credit lists Pennington in the coverage, Photo by Mark Carpenter.

People’s Defender summarized the outcome bluntly: "Another tough season came to a close for the West Union Dragons varsity boys on February 20, competing in a play-in game in the Division V district tournament." The People’s Defender copy also said "the Oaks led from wire-to-wire and sent the Dragons home smarting from a 57-36 defeat."

West Union head coach Adam Barr, speaking in an interview with C103 after the game, put the loss on execution and season-long defensive problems: "They just came out hot and we thought we had a good game plan but we just didn’t execute the way we wanted to." Barr added, "We have struggled with outside defense all year and tonight was no different and I thought they just wanted it more than we did." He closed on the offseason imperative, saying, "we have to get better this summer, that’s when you get better."

People’s Defender characterized the defining issue succinctly: "The story of this game was the inability of the West Union defense to do anything to stop Oak Hill sophomore Mason Malone." Beyond Malone’s 27 points and seven 3s and Pennington’s 11 for West Union, full box score details such as rebounds, assists, turnovers, and quarter-by-quarter scoring were not provided in the published coverage.

The loss ends West Union’s campaign at the play-in stage; Oak Hill advances to the district quarterfinals. Coverage of the game was reported by Mark Carpenter for the People’s Defender on March 6, 2026.