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Newton CountyLeake Central

Cougars
73
Gators
76

The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 76-73.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton County----73
Leake Central----76
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Game Stats

Newton County (23-24)

Newton County has not entered stats for this game.

Leake Central (23-24)

Leake Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals25
2Ty'lan Fortune (So)25
Leake Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals25
2Ty'lan Fortune (So)25

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton County can't hold off Leake Central

January 2, 2024: Carthage, MS 39051

The Leake Central Gators basketball team scored 76 points and restricted the visiting Newton County Cougars to 73 in the Gators league victory on Tuesday.

The Gators now sport a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to West Lauderdale for a 4A Region 4 contest on Friday, January 5.

The Cougars (6-7) will now prepare for their contest against Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS). The Warriors come into the 4A Region 4 contest with a 14-5 record. In their last contest, Choctaw Central edged Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS), 71-64, in a league contest.

Newton County @ Leake Central Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 2, 2024 @ 7:30p
The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 76-73.

Rankings & Records

Newton County (23-24)

MSClass
13725
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %PFPA
7-151-84-83-7.318.1111,3091,469

Leake Central (23-24)

MSClass
11220
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
11-163-78-52-101-1.407.3001,4811,665

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton County		14.516.512.513.859.5
Leake Central		4.08.013.019.054.9

Head-to-Head

  • Leake Central won on 1/2/2024
    1/2 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton County----73
    Leake Central----76

    The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 76-73.

    Box score
  • Newton County won on 1/19/2024
    1/19 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Leake Central----54
    Newton County----66

    The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 66-54.

    Box score
  • Leake Central won on 2/6/2024
    2/6 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton County----59
    Leake Central----60

    The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 60-59.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Newton CountyLeake Central
-Points Per Game14.8

Team Leaders

Newton CountyLeake CentralNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#2 Ty'lan Fortune14.84.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newton County0-6Leake Central2-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
1/5/24Newton CountyChoctaw Central(L) 67-541/27/24Leake CentralChoctaw Central(L) 100-71
1/23/24Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 85-652/1/24Choctaw CentralLeake Central(L) 87-66
2/8/24Leake CentralChoctaw Central(L) 81-51
1/9/24Newton CountyWest Lauderdale(L) 80-671/5/24Leake CentralWest Lauderdale(L) 73-57
1/26/24West LauderdaleNewton County(L) 71-511/23/24West LauderdaleLeake Central(L) 71-55
1/12/24Newton CountyNortheast Lauderdale(L) 58-511/9/24Leake CentralNortheast Lauderdale(L) 87-69
1/30/24Northeast LauderdaleNewton County(L) 64-541/26/24Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 49-48
2/9/24Leake CentralNortheast Lauderdale(W) 51-48

Record Breakdown

Newton County (23-24)

Leake Central (23-24)
7-15
Overall
11-16
1-8
League
4-7
5-7
Non-League
7-8
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
0-6
Common Opponent
2-6
4-8
Home
8-5
3-7
Away
2-10
0-0
Neutral
1-1
0-0
Playoff
0-1
7-15
In-State
11-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0