Missouri High School Basketball - Central overwhelms Meridian
February 7, 2026: Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 The Central Tigers basketball team scored 73 points and limited the visiting Meridian Bobcats to 25 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Tigers now have a 6-12 record. They play next when they host Scott City for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 10. Central will face a Rams squad coming off a 85-33 league win over Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, MO). The Rams record now stands at 15-2.
The Bobcats (9-18) will now prepare for their outing against Goreville (Goreville, IL). The Blackcats enter the non-league outing with a 20-3 record. In their last outing, Goreville routed Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville, IL), 50-45, in a non-league outing.