Mississippi High School Basketball - Falkner thwarts Pine Grove
January 14, 2025: Falkner, MS 38629 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Falkner Eagles (Falkner, MS) and the visiting Pine Grove Panthers (Ripley, MS), observed Falkner's basketball team knock off Pine Grove by a score of 61-43.
The Eagles (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Myrtle (Myrtle, MS). The Hawks come into the 1A Region 2 challenge with a 8-12 record. In their last challenge, Myrtle was knocked off by Ashland (Ashland, MS), 41-37, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Houlka Wildcats (Houlka, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Pine Grove will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-15 record after their 49-22 non-league loss to Bruce (Bruce, MS).