Mississippi High School Basketball - Southeast Lauderdale overwhelms Philadelphia
January 19, 2016: Philadelphia, MS 39350 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers (Meridian, MS) and the host Philadelphia Tornadoes (Philadelphia, MS), saw Southeast Lauderdale's basketball squad wallop Philadelphia by a tally of 61-38.
With the victory, Southeast Lauderdale betters its record to 12-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) to battle the Warriors in a 3A Region 5 battle on Friday, January 22. The Warriors come into the battle with a record of 19-1. Choctaw Central won 81-30 in their recent league battle against Kemper County (DeKalb, MS)
The Tornadoes (12-8) will now prepare for their battle against Choctaw County (Ackerman, MS). The Chargers come into the 3A Region 5 battle with a 10-6 record. In their last battle, Choctaw County was routed by Forest (Forest, MS), 70-44, in a league battle.