Will Essick

Oak Grove High School | Head Varsity Basketball Coach | #BearDown #BeOG

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

For the first time in program history we are Christmas Tournament champions!

Secured the ship with a 56-50 win over Ledford

(MVP) Clay 26
(All-Tourney) Vallance 17

#beardown🐻⬇️

[Jaiquan Clay @jaiquan_5]

🚨Mid Season Highlights 🚨
Senior 6'5 Wr 200 lbs
https://t.co/bhPiJYcUzh
@CoachCreason66 @CoachBills92

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

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[Oak Grove Men’s Golf @TheGroveGolf]

Grizzly been putting that work in! Let’s go!!!

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

Back at it next week! Busy month of June ahead of us for preseason work

#BearDown🐻⬇️

[Oak Grove Athletics @OGHSAthletics]

GOLF: ⛳️

Congrats to Head Mens Golf Coach, Will Essick, for being voted MPC3A Coach of the Year for the 2nd straight year! Coach Essick lead his team to another conference championship, regional championship & a third place finish in the state championship! 🏆 #beardown

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

We have so many really, really good young men at our school. These 3 embody everything Oak Grove is. So proud and so blessed to have these guys in our basketball program. The bar is set so high for everyone in their footsteps.

#BearDown

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

Congrats to our 3 captains for making Mid-Piedmont 3A All-Conference‼️

Loucas Shoaf
Max Hurt
Tristan Nunez

Big time plays in big time moments from these guys, senior leadership at its finest!

[Mike Duprez @tarheel31681_md]

NCHSAA State Playoffs: Reidsville’s Dominance, Underdog Stories https://t.co/ptvuf1HsYK

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

@DaleMoorefield1 Thank you for all your time this season, Dale. Now it’s time for some golf!!

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

There will be many other teams to come, but this one will always be special to me. I am forever in debt to this team for believing in all that it means to be a part of winning team.

The bar has been set so high!

#BearDown

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

Our season ends with a 62-59 loss at Crest in the Sweet 16

Incredibly proud of this group, for all they’ve accomplished and for who they are as young men

You’ve had a great year when you’ve typed “for the first time in program history” so much you lose count…

#BearDown🐻⬇️

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

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[Marc Pruitt @Marc_Pruitt]

The @OGMensBBall team is still dancing in the third round of the NCHSAA 3A state tourney after “the biggest shot in program history” last Friday.
@OGCoachE @OGHSAthletics
https://t.co/PSHDtpkdlw

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

If you’re playing in March something great has to be going on! #MarchMadness #BearDown #Family

[HighSchoolOT @HighSchoolOT]

Just In: The 3rd round matchups for the NCHSAA boys basketball are set; Here's every final from round 2 https://t.co/K5MxCiZUIX

[Jonathan Miller @JohnnyMiller_X]

NC 🏀High School Basketball Playoffs
336 Final Scores - Round 2

[HighSchoolOT @HighSchoolOT]

Upset Alert: (15) Oak Grove ends (3) East Henderson's undefeated season at 27-0 https://t.co/C37LBQJSKr

[Patrick O'Brien @POBScout]

WHAT AN ENDING for @OGMensBBall, taking down East Henderson who was undefeated on the season with this game-winning three at the buzzer! #NCHSAA #PhenomHoops

@Coach_Rick57 @colbylewis20 @POBScout @JeffreyBendel_ @Phenom_Hoops @ty1ewis @CoachChrisNC

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

I will remember this one for a long time. So proud of these guys! 🐻⬇️

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

On to the MPC Tournament Championship after an 83-43 win over Central Davidson, totaling a record 13 threes in The Den‼️

Shoaf 22
Cannady 18
Nunez 13

#BearDown🐻⬇️

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

Players make coaches. This dude has done so much for our program and is such a huge part of our TEAM.

Congrats @LoucasShoaf !!!

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

Congrats to our guy Loucas Shoaf for scoring his 1000th point!

With his 15th point tonight, Loucas officially became our program’s first 1000-point club member, and will finish the season as our program’s all-time leading scorer!

#beardown🐻⬇️

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

A huge night for our program and community. A great student section and an even better win!

Stopping no time soon! #BearDown

[Oak Grove Men’s Basketball @OGMensBBall]

Hard earned rivalry road win at Ledford 76-70‼️

Shoaf 24
Nunez 20
Hurt 16
Barnes 10

Back in The Den tomorrow night and Friday, more work to do!

#BearDown🐻⬇️

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

FAMILY! #BearDown

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

@CoachCreason66

[Will Essick @OGCoachE]

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