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LaurelNewton

Golden Tornadoes
75
Tigers
68

The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Laurel (MS) by a score of 75-68.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Laurel----75
Newton----68
Final score provided by D. Bolton.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton can't get by Laurel

January 18, 2025: Laurel, MS 39440

The Newton Tigers basketball squad (Newton, MS), was nudged 75-68 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Laurel Golden Tornadoes (Laurel, MS)

With the victory, Laurel advances its record to 15-7 on the year. The Golden Tornadoes host Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league outing on Monday, January 20. The Bulldogs come into the outing with a record of 17-4. Bay Springs won 65-35 in their recent non-league outing against West Jones (Laurel, MS)

The Tigers (11-6) will now prepare for their outing against Newton County (Decatur, MS). The Cougars come into the non-league outing with a 9-6 record. In their last outing, Newton County held off Leake Central (Carthage, MS), 67-60, in a league outing.

Laurel vs Newton Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 18, 2025 @ 12:30p
The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Laurel (MS) by a score of 75-68.

Rankings & Records

Laurel (24-25)

MSClass
556
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
25-812-013-39-43-1.7581.0001,9541,593

Newton (24-25)

MSClass
906
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
16-96-38-36-32-3.640.6671,3221,143

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Laurel		18.018.618.011.659.2
Newton		----52.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Laurel3-3Newton1-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/7/24LaurelSoutheast Lauderdale(L) 66-5612/20/24Southeast LauderdaleNewton(L) 43-38
1/20/25Southeast LauderdaleLaurel
11/21/24West JonesLaurel(W) 59-4212/7/24West JonesNewton(W) 46-45
11/21/24West JonesLaurel(W) 59-42
11/26/24West LauderdaleLaurel(L) 66-5912/28/24NewtonWest Lauderdale
12/20/24LaurelBay Springs(L) 54-511/3/25Bay SpringsNewton(L) 40-33
1/20/25Bay SpringsLaurel(W) 70-621/17/25NewtonBay Springs(L) 40-39
2/7/25NewtonBay Springs(L) 50-35

Record Breakdown

Laurel (24-25)

Newton (24-25)
25-8
Overall
16-9
13-0
League
7-3
9-5
Non-League
7-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-3
Common Opponent
1-4
13-3
Home
8-3
9-4
Away
6-3
3-1
Neutral
2-3
2-1
Playoff
1-1
25-8
In-State
16-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0