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MortonForest

Panthers
28
Bearcats
23

The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 28-23.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton----28
Forest----23
Final score provided by M. Bowie.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Morton sneaks past Forest

January 23, 2025: Forest, MS 39074

The Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) basketball edged the host Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS), 28-23 in Thursday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 15-6 record. They play next when they travel to Northeast Jones for a 4A Region 5 bout on Tuesday, January 28.

With the loss, Forest falls to 3-13 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) to play the Tigers in a 4A Region 5 bout on Friday, January 24. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 3-16.

Morton @ Forest Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 23, 2025 @ 7:30p
The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 28-23.

Rankings & Records

Morton (24-25)

MSClass
305
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
22-88-113-06-73-1.733.8891,5871,323

Forest (24-25)

MSClass
19230
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %PFPA
3-171-83-80-9.150.1118131,123

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton		11.812.911.316.852.9
Forest		8.56.06.514.540.7

Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 12/19/2024
    12/19 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest6641430
    Morton1314121352

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 52-30.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/3/2025
    1/3 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest11691541
    Morton1419141663

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 63-41.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/23/2025
    1/23 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----28
    Forest----23

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 28-23.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Morton10-4Forest1-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/16/24MortonLeake Central(L) 74-4912/3/24Leake CentralForest(L) 77-53
12/17/24Leake CentralMorton(W) 67-63
12/3/24MortonPelahatchie(L) 48-4212/13/24ForestPelahatchie(L) 67-43
12/21/24Scott CentralMorton(W) 64-3712/7/24ForestScott Central(L) 72-71
12/30/24QuitmanMorton(W) 75-411/14/25ForestQuitman(L) 67-32
1/17/25MortonQuitman(W) 51-441/31/25QuitmanForest(L) 61-40
1/9/25Northeast JonesMorton(W) 73-271/7/25Northeast JonesForest(W) 46-29
1/28/25MortonNortheast Jones(W) 56-431/24/25ForestNortheast Jones(L) 43-35
2/6/25Northeast JonesMorton(W) 52-312/4/25Northeast JonesForest(L) 59-45
1/14/25MendenhallMorton(W) 60-451/9/25ForestMendenhall(L) 61-37
1/31/25MortonMendenhall(L) 54-521/10/25ForestMendenhall
2/7/25MendenhallMorton(W) 43-371/28/25MendenhallForest(L) 66-23
1/20/25MortonLanier(L) 55-4412/27/24ForestLanier(L) 68-25
2/14/25LanierMorton(W) 47-44

Record Breakdown

Morton (24-25)

Forest (24-25)
22-8
Overall
3-17
8-1
League
1-8
5-5
Non-League
2-9
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
10-4
Common Opponent
1-10
13-0
Home
3-8
6-7
Away
0-9
3-1
Neutral
0-0
4-1
Playoff
0-0
22-8
In-State
3-17
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0