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MelissaDenison
Cardinals
68
Yellow Jackets
55

The Denison (TX) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Melissa (TX) by a score of 68-55.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melissa----68
Denison----55
Final score provided by E. Benton.
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Texas High School Basketball - Denison topped by Melissa

February 4, 2023: Denison, TX 75020

The Melissa Cardinals basketball team scored 68 points and restricted the host Denison Yellow Jackets to 55 in the Cardinals league victory on Saturday.

The Cardinals now sport a 17-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to McKinney North for a 5A Region II District 13 contest on Tuesday, February 7. Melissa will battle a Bulldogs team coming off a 61-38 league loss to Lovejoy (Lucas, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-15.

The Yellow Jackets (8-19) will now prepare for their contest against Sherman (Sherman, TX). The Bearcats come into the 5A Region II District 13 contest with a 10-14 record. In their last contest, Sherman was defeated by Greenville (Greenville, TX), 51-43, in a league contest.

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon 4 Steals vs Denison 0:38
  • Play video icon 2 Steals vs Denison 0:22

Rankings & Records

Melissa (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
3599288
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-176-66-66-65-5.500.5001,9021,880

Denison (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
815191187
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
8-211-112-73-103-4.276.0831,4521,801

Team Scoring Averages

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Melissa		15.810.713.312.555.9
Denison		13.012.213.414.850.1

Melissa Videos

  • Play video icon Melissa vs Lovejoy Game Highlights - Feb. 10, 2023 1:29

Denison Videos

Head-to-Head

  • Melissa won on 1/6/2023
    1/6 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Denison----51
    Melissa----65

    The Denison (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Melissa (TX) by a score of 65-51.

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  • Melissa won on 2/4/2023
    2/4 @ 1:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Melissa----68
    Denison----55

    The Melissa (TX) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Denison (TX) by a score of 68-55.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Melissa7-10Denison3-14
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/11/22MelissaParis(L) 56-5012/9/22ParisDenison(L) 62-41
11/15/22Van AlstyneMelissa(W) 72-4712/2/22DenisonVan Alstyne(L) 58-42
11/18/22MelissaNorth Forney(L) 60-5012/8/22DenisonNorth Forney(L) 65-36
12/2/22TurnerMelissa(W) 59-3711/22/22DenisonTurner(W) 57-56
12/2/22MelissaAnna(W) 49-3511/21/22DenisonAnna(W) 66-64
12/16/22AnnaMelissa(L) 69-6412/3/22AnnaDenison(L) 82-52
12/3/22MelissaTrinity Christian(L) 47-4012/1/22DenisonTrinity Christian(L) 64-46
12/20/22GreenvilleMelissa(W) 89-651/10/23GreenvilleDenison(W) 59-54
1/24/23MelissaGreenville(W) 67-392/3/23DenisonGreenville(L) 69-60
1/3/23MelissaSherman(W) 74-581/13/23DenisonSherman(L) 75-43
1/27/23ShermanMelissa(L) 71-702/7/23ShermanDenison(L) 59-48
1/10/23MelissaPrinceton(W) 76-661/20/23DenisonPrinceton(L) 77-49
2/3/23PrincetonMelissa(L) 86-762/14/23PrincetonDenison(L) 62-49
1/13/23McKinney NorthMelissa(L) 46-3612/20/22DenisonMcKinney North(L) 76-46
2/7/23MelissaMcKinney North(L) 52-431/24/23McKinney NorthDenison(L) 46-33
1/17/23LovejoyMelissa(L) 55-391/3/23LovejoyDenison(L) 74-40
2/10/23MelissaLovejoy(L) 69-681/27/23DenisonLovejoy(L) 85-35

Record Breakdown

Melissa (22-23)

Denison (22-23)
17-17
Overall
8-21
6-6
League
1-11
2-6
Non-League
4-5
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
7-10
Common Opponent
3-14
6-6
Home
2-7
6-6
Away
3-10
5-5
Neutral
3-4
0-1
Playoff
0-0
17-17
In-State
8-21
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0