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Leake CentralNewton County

Gators
60
Cougars
67

The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 67-60.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Leake Central----60
Newton County----67
Final score provided by Q. Jackson.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton County sneaks past Leake Central

January 17, 2025: Decatur, MS 39327

The Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS) basketball edged the visiting Leake Central Gators (Carthage, MS), 67-60 in Friday's league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to Newton for a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. Newton County will play a Tigers team coming off a 75-68 non-league loss to Laurel (Laurel, MS). The Tigers record now stands at 11-6.

With the loss, Leake Central falls to 17-5 on the campaign. The Gators travel to West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) to play the Knights in a 4A Region 4 bout on Monday, January 20. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 13-3. West Lauderdale won 51-36 in their recent league bout against Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS)

Leake Central @ Newton County Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 @ 7p
The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 67-60.

Rankings & Records

Leake Central (24-25)

MSClass
213
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
23-87-315-16-62-1.742.7002,1801,815

Newton County (24-25)

MSClass
5210
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
15-94-56-35-54-1.625.4441,4181,272

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Leake Central		21.07.517.014.05.070.3
Newton County		16.022.05.028.0-59.1

Head-to-Head

  • Leake Central won on 12/30/2024
    12/30 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton County----64
    Leake Central----82

    The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 82-64.

    Box score
  • Newton County won on 1/17/2025
    1/17 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Leake Central----60
    Newton County----67

    The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 67-60.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Leake Central9-2Newton County4-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/5/24Leake CentralNeshoba Central(W) 67-5812/27/24Newton CountyNeshoba Central(L) 76-65
12/6/24Neshoba CentralLeake Central(W) 70-67
12/3/24Leake CentralForest(W) 77-5311/14/24ForestNewton County
1/3/25West LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 81-801/7/25West LauderdaleNewton County(W) 66-57
1/20/25Leake CentralWest Lauderdale(L) 86-661/24/25Newton CountyWest Lauderdale(W) 52-42
1/21/25Leake CentralWest Lauderdale
1/7/25Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 78-601/13/25Northeast LauderdaleNewton County(L) 49-42
1/24/25Leake CentralNortheast Lauderdale(W) 62-591/28/25Newton CountyNortheast Lauderdale(L) 64-62
2/6/25Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 69-592/7/25Newton CountyNortheast Lauderdale(W) 52-47
1/14/25Choctaw CentralLeake Central(W) 79-571/3/25Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 75-72
1/31/25Leake CentralChoctaw Central(L) 53-501/21/25Newton CountyChoctaw Central
2/7/25Choctaw CentralLeake Central(W) 66-601/25/25Newton CountyChoctaw Central(W) 57-51
2/6/25Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 79-44
2/20/25Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 66-55

Record Breakdown

Leake Central (24-25)

Newton County (24-25)
23-8
Overall
15-9
7-3
League
4-5
14-4
Non-League
8-3
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
9-2
Common Opponent
4-6
15-1
Home
6-3
6-6
Away
5-5
2-1
Neutral
4-1
2-1
Playoff
2-1
23-8
In-State
15-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0