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CentralCairo
Tigers
56
Pilots
50

The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) by a score of 56-50.

Game Details: Carbondale Mid-Winter Tourney

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central----56
Cairo----50
Final score provided by G. Harris.
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Game Stats

Central (23-24)

Central has not entered stats for this game.

Cairo (23-24)

Cairo

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5018
3S. Purdiman (Sr)124
4Shanti Taylor (Fr)124
5A. Wilkerson (Sr)197
23Trinty Posey (Sr)31
34Nilha Williams (Sr)21
40Amiah Cornelius (Jr)21
Cairo

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals501047578
3S. Purdiman (Sr)124010
4Shanti Taylor (Fr)122221002
5A. Wilkerson (Sr)19324504
23Trinty Posey (Sr)31
34Nilha Williams (Sr)21
40Amiah Cornelius (Jr)21
Cairo

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5022
3S. Purdiman (Sr)124
4Shanti Taylor (Fr)125
5A. Wilkerson (Sr)193
10C. Dunnigan (Fr)1
23Trinty Posey (Sr)33
34Nilha Williams (Sr)25
40Amiah Cornelius (Jr)21

Game Story

Missouri High School Basketball - Cairo tipped by Central

January 16, 2024: Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

The Central Tigers basketball team scored 56 points and held the visiting Cairo Pilots to 50 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Tigers now sport a 6-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Jackson for a Southeast Missouri contest on Friday, January 19. Central will meet a Fighting Indians team coming off a 69-51 non-league win over Nerinx Hall (Webster Groves, MO). The Fighting Indians record now stands at 8-4.

The Pilots (6-15) will now prepare for their outing against Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 13-9 record. In their last outing, Pinckneyville was tipped by Marion (Marion, IL), 60-54, in a non-league outing.

Rankings & Records

Central (23-24)

MOClass
28849
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
7-152-64-41-92-2.318.2509691,191

Cairo (23-24)

ILClass
43284
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
11-193-15-53-13.3671,5051,622

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3Final
Central		12.05.37.014.0---44.0
Cairo		13.213.714.012.53.04.04.050.2

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Head-to-Head

  • Central won on 1/16/2024
    1/16 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Central----56
    Cairo----50

    The Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Cairo (IL) by a score of 56-50.

    Box score
  • Central won on 2/1/2024
    2/1 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Cairo----44
    Central----53

    The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) by a score of 53-44.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

CentralCairo
-Points Per Game40.3

Team Leaders

CentralCairoNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#5 Aaliyah Wilkerson14.14.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Central1-2Cairo0-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/23CentralScott County Central(L) 55-5412/20/23Scott County CentralCairo(L) 66-53
12/16/23Oak RidgeCentral(W) 51-4412/18/23Oak RidgeCairo(L) 71-52
1/15/24CentralCarterville(L) 51-2911/20/23CairoCarterville(L) 56-32

Record Breakdown

Central (23-24)

Cairo (23-24)
7-15
Overall
11-19
2-6
League
0-0
3-7
Non-League
6-6
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
1-2
Common Opponent
0-3
4-4
Home
3-1
1-9
Away
5-5
2-2
Neutral
3-13
0-0
Playoff
2-1
5-12
In-State
9-11
2-3
Out-of-State
2-8