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Holmes County CentralCanton
Jaguars
16
Tigers
53

The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) by a score of 53-16.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
HCCHS----16
Canton----53
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Canton routs Holmes County Central

January 2, 2024: Canton, MS 39046

In Tuesday's league outing, the Canton Tigers (Canton, MS) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Holmes County Central Jaguars (Lexington, MS), by a count of 53-16.

The Tigers (14-2) will now prepare for their outing against Gentry (Indianola, MS). The Rams go into the 5A Region 2 outing with a 8-9 record. In their last outing, Gentry was crushed by Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS), 54-41, in a league outing.

The Jaguars now hold a 2-13 record. They play next when they travel to Greenville for a 5A Region 2 outing on Friday, January 5. Holmes County Central will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 68-38 league loss to Yazoo City (Yazoo City, MS). The Hornets record now stands at 6-7.

Rankings & Records

Holmes County Central (23-24)

MSReg.
9411
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
6-184-53-93-80-1.250.4441,1041,310

Canton (23-24)

MSReg.
31
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
26-49-19-213-14-1.867.9001,7501,189

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Holmes County Central		15.821.016.011.346.0
Canton		20.819.813.87.658.3

Head-to-Head

  • Canton won on 1/2/2024
    1/2 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    HCCHS----16
    Canton----53

    The Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Canton (MS) by a score of 53-16.

    Box score
  • Canton won on 1/19/2024
    1/19 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Canton----67
    HCCHS----26

    The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) by a score of 67-26.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Holmes County Central5-7Canton13-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/18/23Holmes County CentralStarkville(L) 55-4011/11/23CantonStarkville(W) 51-40
12/28/23Holmes County CentralStarkville(L) 46-43
12/8/23RidgelandHolmes County Central(W) 52-4711/28/23RidgelandCanton(W) 54-41
12/21/23Holmes County CentralForest Hill(L) 50-4512/5/23CantonForest Hill(W) 53-47
1/5/24Holmes County CentralGreenville(W) 77-621/9/24GreenvilleCanton(W) 71-32
1/23/24GreenvilleHolmes County Central(W) 67-341/26/24CantonGreenville(W) 73-36
1/9/24Cleveland CentralHolmes County Central(L) 47-341/16/24Cleveland CentralCanton
1/26/24Holmes County CentralCleveland Central(W) 37-351/25/24Cleveland CentralCanton(W) 61-44
2/2/24CantonCleveland Central(W) 57-45
2/7/24Cleveland CentralCanton(L) 46-39
2/24/24CantonCleveland Central(W) 55-45
1/12/24Holmes County CentralGentry1/5/24CantonGentry(W) 57-40
1/30/24GentryHolmes County Central(W) 44-401/23/24GentryCanton(W) 63-21
1/22/24MeridianHolmes County Central(L) 73-7112/28/23CantonMeridian(W) 69-54
1/24/24Yazoo CityHolmes County Central(L) 57-421/12/24CantonYazoo City(L) 69-42
2/2/24Holmes County CentralYazoo City(L) 60-371/30/24Yazoo CityCanton(W) 49-38
3/1/24CantonYazoo City(W) 58-40

Record Breakdown

Holmes County Central (23-24)

Canton (23-24)
6-18
Overall
26-4
4-5
League
9-1
2-12
Non-League
12-1
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
5-7
Common Opponent
13-2
3-9
Home
9-2
3-8
Away
13-1
0-1
Neutral
4-1
0-0
Playoff
4-0
6-18
In-State
26-4
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0