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CelesteBland

Blue Devils
43
Tigers
45

The Bland (Merit, TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Celeste (TX) by a score of 45-43.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Celeste17125943
Bland108121545
Final score provided by B. Stone.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Celeste can't hold off Bland

January 9, 2024: Merit, TX 75458

The Bland Tigers basketball team scored 45 points and restricted the visiting Celeste Blue Devils to 43 in the Tigers league victory on Tuesday.

The Tigers now sport a 13-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Whitewright for a 2A Region II District 14 contest on Friday, January 12. Bland will battle a Tigers team coming off a 81-21 league loss to Honey Grove (Honey Grove, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 8-10.

The Blue Devils (9-10) will now prepare for their contest against Trenton (Trenton, TX). The Tigers come into the 2A Region II District 14 contest with a 4-12 record. In their last contest, Trenton was nudged by Tom Bean (Tom Bean, TX), 58-17, in a league contest.

Celeste @ Bland Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 9, 2024 @ 7:30p
Bland High School
The Bland (Merit, TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Celeste (TX) by a score of 45-43.

Rankings & Records

Celeste (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
1,05424789
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-165-97-94-72-0.448.3571,4401,467

Bland (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
1,140256101
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-178-611-46-90-4.500.5711,5441,549

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Celeste		10.811.611.711.69.26.049.7
Bland		11.412.010.812.52.0-45.4

Head-to-Head

  • Bland won on 1/9/2024
    1/9 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Celeste17125943
    Bland108121545

    The Celeste (TX) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Bland (Merit, TX) by a score of 45-43.

    Box score
  • Bland won on 2/2/2024
    2/2 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Bland9127634
    Celeste31210631

    The Bland (Merit, TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Celeste (TX) by a score of 34-31.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Celeste6-10Bland7-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/23LeonardCeleste(L) 58-3812/15/23LeonardBland(L) 60-40
12/5/23CelesteBlue Ridge(L) 57-3012/12/23BlandBlue Ridge(L) 74-29
12/12/23FarmersvilleCeleste(L) 71-6911/14/23BlandFarmersville(L) 38-34
12/28/23BlandFarmersville(L) 72-63
12/19/23Sam RayburnCeleste(L) 58-411/16/24BlandSam Rayburn(L) 63-39
1/23/24CelesteSam Rayburn(L) 52-502/9/24Sam RayburnBland(L) 70-34
12/27/23SavoyCeleste(W) 57-4611/16/23SavoyBland(W) 60-29
1/2/24CelesteHoney Grove(L) 58-381/5/24Honey GroveBland(W) 39-36
1/26/24Honey GroveCeleste(L) 61-361/30/24BlandHoney Grove(L) 53-29
1/5/24Tom BeanCeleste(W) 45-371/19/24Tom BeanBland(L) 57-54
1/30/24CelesteTom Bean(L) 51-472/13/24BlandTom Bean(L) 56-40
1/12/24TrentonCeleste(W) 64-2912/19/23TrentonBland(W) 75-21
2/6/24CelesteTrenton(W) 47-301/23/24BlandTrenton(W) 59-37
1/16/24WhitewrightCeleste(W) 49-431/12/24BlandWhitewright(L) 35-32
2/9/24CelesteWhitewright(W) 38-292/6/24WhitewrightBland(W) 46-41
1/19/24CelesteWolfe City(L) 41-311/2/24BlandWolfe City(W) 49-43
2/12/24Wolfe CityCeleste(L) 65-531/26/24Wolfe CityBland(W) 42-40

Record Breakdown

Celeste (23-24)

Bland (23-24)
13-16
Overall
17-17
5-9
League
8-6
2-3
Non-League
2-5
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
6-10
Common Opponent
7-10
7-9
Home
11-4
4-7
Away
6-9
2-0
Neutral
0-4
0-0
Playoff
0-1
13-16
In-State
16-17
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0