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Brandon Meridian

Bulldogs

Wildcats

The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 57-52.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Brandon	14	14	13	16	57
Meridian	9	14	21	8	52

Final score provided by F. Barnes.

Recap
Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Brandon (24-25)

Brandon

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	57	21	47	45	49
0	Elijah Morey (Jr)	4	2	3	67	67
2	Joshua Purry (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
3	Kenneth Gray (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
4	Rufus Sampson (Sr)	7	3	7	43	43
5	Braylon Barnes (Sr)	23	7	13	54	69
11	R. Nickelberry (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
12	Harlando Cavett (So)	4	2	4	50	50
14	Braelyn Bailey (Jr)	9	3	9	33	33
15	Caiden Ratliff (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
21	C. Williams (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
24	Josiah Jackson (Jr)	6	2	3	67	67

Brandon

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	57	4	12	33	11	17	65	17	35	49
0	Elijah Morey (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
2	Joshua Purry (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	Kenneth Gray (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Rufus Sampson (Sr)	7	0	2	0	1	3	33	3	5	60
5	Braylon Barnes (Sr)	23	4	8	50	5	7	71	3	5	60
11	R. Nickelberry (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
12	Harlando Cavett (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	50
14	Braelyn Bailey (Jr)	9	0	0	0	3	5	60	3	9	33
15	Caiden Ratliff (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	C. Williams (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
24	Josiah Jackson (Jr)	6	0	0	0	2	2	100	2	3	67

Brandon

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	57	6	20	26	13	6	6	16	17
0	Elijah Morey (Jr)	4	0	5	5	1	0	1	2	0
3	Kenneth Gray (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	Rufus Sampson (Sr)	7	0	3	3	5	4	1	5	1
5	Braylon Barnes (Sr)	23	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	3
11	R. Nickelberry (Sr)	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	3
12	Harlando Cavett (So)	4	0	2	2	3	0	0	4	3
14	Braelyn Bailey (Jr)	9	4	1	5	2	2	2	2	3
15	Caiden Ratliff (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1
21	C. Williams (Jr)	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
24	Josiah Jackson (Jr)	6	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0

Brandon

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.81	0.38	0.35	0.35	5
0	Elijah Morey (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	1.00	0
4	Rufus Sampson (Sr)	1.00	0.80	4.00	1.00	1
5	Braylon Barnes (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
11	R. Nickelberry (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.33	0
12	Harlando Cavett (So)	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
14	Braelyn Bailey (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0.67	0.67	0
15	Caiden Ratliff (Fr)	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
21	C. Williams (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0

Meridian (24-25)

Meridian has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Meridian can't get by Brandon

January 10, 2025: Meridian, MS 39305

The Meridian Wildcats basketball squad (Meridian, MS), was nudged 57-52 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS)

With the victory, Brandon advances its record to 12-9 on the year. The Bulldogs host Petal (Petal, MS) to meet the Panthers in a 7A Region 3 battle on Tuesday, January 14. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 8-15. Petal lost 66-44 in their recent league battle against Pearl (Pearl, MS)

The Wildcats now own a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Oak Grove for a 7A Region 3 battle on Friday, January 17.

Players of the Game

Brandon (24-25)

Congratulations to #5 Braylon Barnes for being selected the Brandon Basketball Player of the Game.

Meridian (24-25)

Meridian has not selected any Players of the Game.

Brandon @ Meridian Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 10, 2025 @ 7:30p

The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 57-52.

Rankings & Records

Brandon (24-25)

MS	Class
27	9

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
19-13	8-2	6-4	6-5	7-4	.594	.800	1,810	1,615

Meridian (24-25)

MS	Class
35	11

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
15-12	7-2	8-6	6-4	1-2	.556	.778	1,383	1,366

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Brandon	14.1	15.5	14.2	13.3	5.0	56.6
Meridian	9.8	8.0	17.8	9.5	8.0	51.2

Head-to-Head

Brandon won on 1/10/2025

1/10 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Brandon 14 14 13 16 57
Meridian 9 14 21 8 52

The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 57-52.
Box score
Meridian won on 1/28/2025

1/28 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

Meridian 15 7 15 12 6 55
Brandon 13 15 9 12 5 54

The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Brandon (MS) in overtime by a score of 55-54.
Box score
Brandon won on 2/6/2025

2/6 @ 5:15p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Meridian 8 2 7 7 24
Brandon 18 13 16 6 53

The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 53-24.
Box score
Brandon won on 2/20/2025

2/20 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Meridian - - - - 36
Brandon - - - - 53

The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 53-36.
Box score

1/28 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Meridian	15	7	15	12	6	55
Brandon	13	15	9	12	5	54

2/6 @ 5:15p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Meridian	8	2	7	7	24
Brandon	18	13	16	6	53

2/20 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Meridian	-	-	-	-	36
Brandon	-	-	-	-	53

Team Stat Comparison

Brandon		Meridian
55.2	Points Per Game	-
30.0	Rebounds Per Game	-
11.4	Assists Per Game	-
8.5	Steals Per Game	-
2.7	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Brandon		Meridian	National Avg.
#5 Braylon Barnes21.2	Points Per Game	-	4.9
#0 Elijah Morey6.8	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.6
#4 Rufus Sampson3.7	Assists Per Game	-	1.0
#5 Braylon Barnes1.9	Steals Per Game	-	0.8
#14 Braelyn Bailey0.8	Blocks Per Game	-	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Brandon	6-6		Meridian	9-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/9/24	Brandon	Raymond	(L) 53-47	12/3/24	Meridian	Raymond	(W) 53-41
11/19/24	Clinton	Brandon	(L) 73-57	12/27/24	Meridian	Clinton	(W) 50-44
12/10/24	Brandon	Petal	(W) 61-50	1/7/25	Meridian	Petal	(W) 65-47
1/14/25	Petal	Brandon	(W) 64-55	1/24/25	Petal	Meridian	(W) 68-53
				2/4/25	Petal	Meridian	(W) 51-37
12/13/24	Pearl	Brandon	(W) 58-56	1/21/25	Pearl	Meridian	(W) 42-38
1/17/25	Brandon	Pearl	(L) 73-70	1/31/25	Meridian	Pearl	(L) 59-43
2/7/25	Brandon	Pearl	(L) 64-54
12/20/24	Brandon	Madison Central	(L) 54-46	11/21/24	Madison Central	Meridian	(L) 56-41
2/24/25	Brandon	Madison Central	(L) 57-44
1/7/25	Oak Grove	Brandon	(W) 66-30	12/13/24	Oak Grove	Meridian	(W) 51-43
1/24/25	Brandon	Oak Grove	(W) 57-31	1/17/25	Meridian	Oak Grove	(W) 58-47
2/15/25	Ocean Springs	Brandon	(W) 59-55	1/4/25	Ocean Springs	Meridian	(W) 51-44

Record Breakdown

Brandon (24-25)		Meridian (24-25)
19-13	Overall	15-12
8-3	League	7-2
6-9	Non-League	4-6
3-1	Head to Head	1-3
6-6	Common Opponent	9-2
6-4	Home	8-6
6-5	Away	6-4
7-4	Neutral	1-2
2-1	Playoff	1-1
19-13	In-State	15-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0