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Holmes County CentralCanton

Jaguars
29
Tigers
77

The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) by a score of 77-29.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
HCCHS----29
Canton----77
Final score provided by J. Stewart.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Holmes County Central routed by Canton

January 14, 2025: Canton, MS 39046

Canton Tigers (Canton, MS) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Holmes County Central Jaguars (Lexington, MS), 77-29 in a league match.

With the victory, Canton upgrades its record to 13-9 on the year. The Tigers travel to Gentry (Indianola, MS) to face the Rams in a 5A Region 2 match on Friday, January 17. The Rams enter the match with a record of 4-14. Gentry lost 44-29 in their recent league match against Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS)

The Jaguars now sport a 12-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Greenville for a 5A Region 2 match on Friday, January 17.

HCCHS @ Canton Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 14, 2025 @ 7:30p
The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) by a score of 77-29.

Rankings & Records

Holmes County Central (24-25)

MSClass
283
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
21-98-39-15-77-1.700.7271,5501,579

Canton (24-25)

MSClass
81
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
21-109-28-26-67-2.677.8181,8401,523

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Holmes County Central		12.912.514.014.310.051.7
Canton		14.810.814.515.8-59.4

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Head-to-Head

  • Holmes County Central won on 12/17/2024
    12/17 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Canton----46
    HCCHS----55

    The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) by a score of 55-46.

    Box score
  • Canton won on 1/14/2025
    1/14 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    HCCHS----29
    Canton----77

    The Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Canton (MS) by a score of 77-29.

    Box score
  • Canton won on 2/28/2025
    2/28 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    HCCHS----35
    Canton----53

    The Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Canton (MS) by a score of 53-35.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Holmes County CentralCanton
16.3Points Per Game-
6.1Rebounds Per Game-
3.0Assists Per Game-
2.3Steals Per Game-
0.7Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Holmes County CentralCantonNational Avg.
#22 Ja’Veon Howard10.3Points Per Game
-
4.9
#0 Gary Brown3.9Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#10 Devante Simpson4.0Assists Per Game
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1.0
#0 Gary Brown1.6Steals Per Game
-
0.8
1/2 Demarian Harris0.9Blocks Per Game
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0.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Holmes County Central12-4Canton13-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/7/24Holmes County CentralCallaway(W) 58-5511/9/24CantonCallaway(W) 58-57
11/9/24MurrahHolmes County Central(W) 53-4812/3/24CantonMurrah(W) 70-46
12/3/24Holmes County CentralMadison Central(L) 79-4912/6/24CantonMadison Central(L) 67-64
12/5/24Holmes County CentralRidgeland(L) 100-4311/26/24CantonRidgeland(L) 63-46
12/19/24Forest HillHolmes County Central(W) 56-4812/23/24Forest HillCanton(W) 56-24
12/20/24GreenvilleHolmes County Central(W) 54-471/3/25CantonGreenville(W) 52-42
1/17/25Holmes County CentralGreenville(W) 61-581/21/25GreenvilleCanton(W) 69-35
1/3/25Holmes County CentralCleveland Central(L) 52-391/10/25CantonCleveland Central(W) 39-30
1/21/25Cleveland CentralHolmes County Central(W) 51-481/28/25Cleveland CentralCanton(W) 46-37
1/22/25Cleveland CentralHolmes County Central(W) 51-48
1/7/25GentryHolmes County Central(W) 67-5612/20/24GentryCanton(W) 71-39
1/24/25Holmes County CentralGentry(W) 62-351/17/25CantonGentry(W) 57-44
2/6/25GentryHolmes County Central2/20/25GentryCanton(W) 64-37
1/28/25Yazoo CityHolmes County Central(L) 68-641/7/25Yazoo CityCanton(L) 71-70
1/31/25Holmes County CentralYazoo City(W) 38-321/24/25CantonYazoo City(W) 84-47
2/20/25Yazoo CityHolmes County Central(W) 47-422/6/25Yazoo CityCanton(W) 66-46
2/25/25South JonesHolmes County Central(W) 47-3212/21/24CantonSouth Jones(W) 68-58

Record Breakdown

Holmes County Central (24-25)

Canton (24-25)
21-9
Overall
21-10
8-3
League
9-2
10-5
Non-League
7-7
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
12-4
Common Opponent
13-3
9-1
Home
8-2
5-7
Away
6-6
7-1
Neutral
7-2
3-1
Playoff
4-0
21-9
In-State
21-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-2