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MortonForest

Panthers
29
Bearcats
18

The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 29-18.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton569929
Forest657018
Final score provided by b. runnels.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Forest succumbs to Morton

January 13, 2024: Forest, MS 39074

The Morton Panthers topped the host Forest Bearcats basketball team by a final score of 29-18 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Mendenhall Tigers (Mendenhall, MS) in a 4A Region 5 game, on Tuesday, January 16. Morton will attempt to move on its 19-1 season record.

With the defeat, Forest moves to 11-8 on the year. The Bearcats travel to Morton (Morton, MS) to face the Panthers in a 4A Region 5 game on Tuesday, January 23. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 19-1.

Ikeon BowiePanthers All-Star Reporter
bman runnelsBearcats Reporter
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  • Q1
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  1. Check In

    0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Morton 0, Forest 0
    Posted @ 5:02p

  2. Game Attendance

    Attendance About 100
    Posted @ 5:02p
  3. 0 - 0

    Game Start

    Morton1st Quarter
    Morton won the tip off.
    Posted @ 6:02p
  4. 0 - 2

    Score Alert

    Forest1st Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 0, Forest 2
    Posted @ 6:03p
  5. 2 - 2

    Score Alert

    Morton1st Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 2, Forest 2
    Posted @ 6:03p
  6. 2 - 4

    Score Alert

    Forest1st Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 2, Forest 4
    Posted @ 6:05p
  7. 3 - 4

    Score Alert

    Morton1st Quarter
    Morton - makes a Free Throw. Morton 3, Forest 4
    Posted @ 6:06p
  8. 5 - 4

    Score Alert

    Morton1st Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 5, Forest 4
    Posted @ 6:06p
  9. 5 - 6

    Score Alert

    Forest1st Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 5, Forest 6
    Posted @ 6:10p
  10. 5 - 6

    End of 1st Quarter

    2nd Quarter
    Morton 5, Forest 6
    Posted @ 6:14p
  11. 5 - 8

    Score Alert

    Forest2nd Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 5, Forest 8
    Posted @ 6:16p
  12. 7 - 8

    Score Alert

    Morton2nd Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 7, Forest 8
    Posted @ 6:18p
  13. 7 - 10

    Score Alert

    Forest2nd Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 7, Forest 10
    Posted @ 6:19p
  14. 9 - 10

    Score Alert

    Morton2nd Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 9, Forest 10
    Posted @ 6:20p
  15. 9 - 11

    Score Alert

    Forest2nd Quarter
    Forest - makes a Free Throw. Morton 9, Forest 11
    Posted @ 6:21p
  16. 11 - 11

    Score Alert

    Morton2nd Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 11, Forest 11
    Posted @ 6:23p
  17. 11 - 11

    Halftime

    Halftime
    Morton 11, Forest 11
    We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    Posted @ 6:29p
  18. 11 - 11

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Morton3rd Quarter
    Morton's ball.
    Posted @ 6:29p
  19. 14 - 11

    Score Alert

    Morton3rd Quarter
    Morton - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Morton 14, Forest 11
    Posted @ 6:40p
  20. 17 - 11

    Score Alert

    Morton3rd Quarter
    Morton - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Morton 17, Forest 11
    Posted @ 6:40p
  21. 17 - 13

    Score Alert

    Forest3rd Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 17, Forest 13
    Posted @ 6:42p
  22. 19 - 13

    Score Alert

    Morton3rd Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 19, Forest 13
    Posted @ 6:42p
  23. 19 - 16

    Score Alert

    Forest3rd Quarter
    Forest - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Morton 19, Forest 16
    Posted @ 6:45p
  24. 19 - 18

    Score Alert

    Forest3rd Quarter
    Forest - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 19, Forest 18
    Posted @ 6:49p
  25. 20 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton3rd Quarter
    Morton - makes a Free Throw. Morton 20, Forest 18
    Posted @ 6:49p
  26. 20 - 18

    End of 3rd Quarter

    4th Quarter
    Morton 20, Forest 18
    Posted @ 6:52p
  27. 21 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton4th Quarter
    Morton - makes a Free Throw. Morton 21, Forest 18
    Posted @ 6:56p
  28. 22 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton4th Quarter
    Morton - makes a Free Throw. Morton 22, Forest 18
    Posted @ 6:57p
  29. 24 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton4th Quarter
    Morton - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Morton 24, Forest 18
    Posted @ 6:57p
  30. 27 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton4th Quarter
    Morton - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Morton 27, Forest 18
    Posted @ 7:04p
  31. 28 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton4th Quarter
    Morton - makes a Free Throw. Morton 28, Forest 18
    Posted @ 7:07p
  32. 29 - 18

    Score Alert

    Morton4th Quarter
    Morton - makes a Free Throw. Morton 29, Forest 18
    Posted @ 7:07p
  33. 29 - 18

    End of Game

    Final
    Morton 29, Forest 18
    Posted @ 7:14p

Morton @ Forest Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 13, 2024 @ 6p
The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 29-18.

Scoretracker Providers

Ikeon BowiePanthers All-Star Reporter
bman runnelsBearcats Reporter

Rankings & Records

Morton (23-24)

MSClass
163
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
30-38-211-012-17-2.909.8001,4741,053

Forest (23-24)

MSClass
9717
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
14-144-66-58-70-2.500.4001,0521,032

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton		12.58.911.810.344.7
Forest		7.87.38.88.637.6

Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 1/6/2024
    1/6 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest4251930
    Morton169121148

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Morton (MS) by a score of 48-30.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/13/2024
    1/13 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton569929
    Forest657018

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 29-18.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest9410831
    Morton157131146

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 46-31.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Morton12-2Forest9-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/28/23PelahatchieMorton(W) 49-2712/28/23ForestPelahatchie(W) 36-32
12/2/23MortonLeake Central(W) 44-2911/11/23Leake CentralForest(L) 41-37
12/19/23Leake CentralMorton(W) 52-3911/14/23ForestLeake Central(L) 44-30
12/21/23LakeMorton(W) 46-2612/15/23LakeForest(W) 46-26
12/30/23MortonRichland(W) 68-4312/1/23ForestRichland(W) 62-40
1/2/24MortonQuitman(L) 40-351/29/24QuitmanForest(L) 50-33
1/19/24QuitmanMorton(W) 46-402/2/24ForestQuitman(L) 50-40
2/9/24MortonQuitman(L) 42-382/8/24ForestQuitman(L) 41-30
1/5/24MortonScott Central(W) 49-2512/5/23ForestScott Central(W) 43-34
12/12/23Scott CentralForest(W) 46-18
1/12/24MortonNortheast Jones(W) 41-321/9/24Northeast JonesForest(W) 52-36
1/30/24Northeast JonesMorton(W) 43-331/26/24ForestNortheast Jones(W) 38-37
2/8/24Northeast JonesMorton(W) 36-272/9/24ForestNortheast Jones(L) 42-32
1/22/24MortonMendenhall(W) 53-331/12/24MendenhallForest(W) 40-38
2/2/24MendenhallMorton(W) 46-321/30/24ForestMendenhall(W) 41-25

Record Breakdown

Morton (23-24)

Forest (23-24)
30-3
Overall
14-14
8-2
League
4-6
12-0
Non-League
9-6
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
12-2
Common Opponent
9-6
11-0
Home
6-5
12-1
Away
8-7
7-2
Neutral
0-2
5-1
Playoff
0-1
30-3
In-State
14-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0