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MeridianNorthwest Rankin

Wildcats
57
Cougars
62

The Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 62-57.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian----57
Northwest Rankin----62
Final score provided by W. Collins.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Northwest Rankin nudges Meridian

January 18, 2024: Brandon, MS 39232

In Thursday's league outing, the Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS) basketball squad edged the visiting Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS), by a count of 62-57.

The Cougars (16-9) will now prepare for their outing against Petal (Petal, MS). The Panthers go into the 7A Region 3 outing with a 8-11 record.

The Wildcats now hold a 12-7 record. They play next when they host Oak Grove for a 7A Region 3 outing on Friday, January 19.

Meridian @ NRHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 18, 2024 @ 6p
The Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 62-57.

Scoretracker Providers

Dean HiteWildcats All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Meridian (23-24)

MSClass
6012
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-118-211-55-41-2.607.8001,2051,142

Northwest Rankin (23-24)

MSClass
224
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
29-1113-218-210-71-2.725.8672,3021,639

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian		10.54.511.07.543.0
Northwest Rankin		15.615.113.014.657.6

Head-to-Head

  • Meridian won on 12/12/2023
    12/12 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Northwest Rankin----44
    Meridian----52

    The Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 52-44.

    Box score
  • Northwest Rankin won on 1/18/2024
    1/18 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----57
    Northwest Rankin----62

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) by a score of 62-57.

    Box score
  • Northwest Rankin won on 2/9/2024
    2/9 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Northwest Rankin----45
    Meridian----36

    The Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference tournament game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 45-36.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MeridianNorthwest Rankin
-Points Per Game11.1
-Rebounds Per Game0.2
-Steals Per Game0.1

Team Leaders

MeridianNorthwest RankinNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#1 Lashunjnea Jones19.24.2
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Rebounds Per Game#1 Lashunjnea Jones0.72.8
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Steals Per Game#1 Lashunjnea Jones0.41.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian9-4Northwest Rankin14-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/9/23StarkvilleMeridian(L) 66-3612/9/23Northwest RankinStarkville(L) 69-63
12/28/23StarkvilleNorthwest Rankin(L) 62-58
11/14/23TerryMeridian(L) 52-4312/1/23TerryNorthwest Rankin(W) 62-40
11/20/23MortonMeridian(L) 41-3112/8/23Northwest RankinMorton(L) 34-14
12/15/23MeridianOak Grove(W) 40-351/12/24Oak GroveNorthwest Rankin(W) 44-18
1/19/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 45-261/25/24Oak GroveNorthwest Rankin(W) 63-33
1/30/24Oak GroveNorthwest Rankin(W) 68-44
1/5/24PearlMeridian(W) 35-271/9/24Northwest RankinPearl(W) 54-49
1/23/24MeridianPearl(L) 44-401/26/24PearlNorthwest Rankin(W) 55-12
2/6/24PearlMeridian(W) 44-322/8/24PearlNorthwest Rankin(W) 61-27
1/9/24PetalMeridian(W) 48-3712/15/23PetalNorthwest Rankin(W) 59-35
1/26/24MeridianPetal(W) 48-461/19/24Northwest RankinPetal(W) 77-13
2/1/24PetalNorthwest Rankin(W) 67-20
1/12/24MeridianBrandon(W) 50-481/5/24BrandonNorthwest Rankin(W) 65-20
1/30/24BrandonMeridian(W) 41-371/23/24Northwest RankinBrandon(L) 52-45
2/6/24BrandonNorthwest Rankin(W) 51-49
2/12/24BrandonNorthwest Rankin(W) 56-31
2/16/24Harrison CentralMeridian(W) 42-301/13/24Northwest RankinHarrison Central(W) 68-61

Record Breakdown

Meridian (23-24)

Northwest Rankin (23-24)
17-11
Overall
29-11
9-3
League
14-2
7-7
Non-League
12-8
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
9-4
Common Opponent
14-4
11-5
Home
18-2
5-4
Away
10-7
1-2
Neutral
1-2
1-1
Playoff
3-1
16-11
In-State
29-11
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0