Mississippi High School Basketball - Ripley nudges Shannon
January 21, 2025: Ripley, MS 38663 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Ripley Tigers (Ripley, MS) and the visiting Shannon Red Raiders (Shannon, MS), observed Ripley's basketball team edge Shannon by a score of 55-53.
The Tigers (14-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton, MS). The Indians come into the 4A Region 1 challenge with a 10-7 record. In their last challenge, Itawamba Agricultural edged Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS), 75-44, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Red Raiders encounter the Oxford Chargers (Oxford, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Shannon will attempt to improve on its 9-10 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 13-11 record after their 66-62 league loss to Southaven (Southaven, MS).