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Newton CountyLeake Central

Cougars
52
Gators
47

The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 52-47.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton County----52
Leake Central----47
Final score provided by g. hodges.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton County nips Leake Central

February 8, 2024: Carthage, MS 39051

Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS) and the host Leake Central Gators (Carthage, MS), saw Newton County's basketball squad hold off Leake Central by a count of 52-47.

With the victory, Newton County upgrades its record to 13-10 on the campaign.

Newton County @ Leake Central Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 8, 2024 @ 7p
The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 52-47.

Rankings & Records

Newton County (23-24)

MSClass
7712
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-125-57-45-71-1.520.5001,0001,092

Leake Central (23-24)

MSClass
6710
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-94-511-37-50-1.667.4441,3331,179

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Newton County		7.47.611.06.8-40.0
Leake Central		11.912.58.515.215.049.4

Head-to-Head

  • Leake Central won on 1/2/2024
    1/2 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton County41821851
    Leake Central2113161161

    The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 61-51.

    Box score
  • Newton County won on 1/19/2024
    1/19 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Leake Central----48
    Newton County----51

    The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 51-48.

    Box score
  • Newton County won on 2/8/2024
    2/8 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton County----52
    Leake Central----47

    The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 52-47.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newton County3-5Leake Central3-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/29/23MortonNewton County(L) 34-3112/2/23MortonLeake Central(L) 44-29
12/19/23Leake CentralMorton(L) 52-39
1/5/24Newton CountyChoctaw Central(L) 55-201/27/24Leake CentralChoctaw Central(L) 85-40
1/23/24Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 50-362/1/24Choctaw CentralLeake Central(L) 72-39
2/9/24Newton CountyChoctaw Central(L) 59-42
1/9/24Newton CountyWest Lauderdale(W) 66-441/5/24Leake CentralWest Lauderdale(W) 59-37
1/26/24West LauderdaleNewton County(W) 43-191/23/24West LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 57-20
1/12/24Newton CountyNortheast Lauderdale(L) 49-441/9/24Leake CentralNortheast Lauderdale(L) 62-50
1/30/24Northeast LauderdaleNewton County(W) 37-281/26/24Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 63-40
2/9/24Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central

Record Breakdown

Newton County (23-24)

Leake Central (23-24)
13-12
Overall
18-9
5-5
League
4-5
7-4
Non-League
12-3
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
3-5
Common Opponent
3-5
7-4
Home
11-3
5-7
Away
7-5
1-1
Neutral
0-1
0-1
Playoff
1-1
13-12
In-State
18-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0