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MortonForest

Panthers
38
Bearcats
27

The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 38-27.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton----38
Forest----27
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Morton bests Forest

January 23, 2025: Forest, MS 39074

The Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) basketball toppled the host Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS), 38-27 in Thursday's league contest.

The Panthers (18-5) will now prepare for their contest against Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS). The Tigers go into the 4A Region 5 contest with a 2-20 record. In their last contest, Northeast Jones was topped by Quitman (Quitman, MS), 53-15, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Bearcats confront the Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS) in a 4A Region 5 contest, on Friday, January 24. Forest will attempt to better on its 8-11 season record. The Tigers go into the contest with a 2-18 record after their 34-22 league loss to Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS).

Morton @ Forest Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 23, 2025
The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 38-27.

Rankings & Records

Morton (24-25)

MSClass
244
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
26-611-012-09-25-4.8121.0001,4921,086

Forest (24-25)

MSClass
10018
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-143-66-75-52-2.481.3331,0501,013

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton		11.112.311.812.646.6
Forest		7.010.38.711.738.9

Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 12/21/2024
    12/21Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest----32
    Morton----43

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away tournament game against Morton (MS) by a score of 43-32.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/3/2025
    1/3 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest2145728
    Morton1113101852

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 52-28.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/21/2025
    1/21 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----38
    Forest----27

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 38-27.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/23/2025
    1/23Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----38
    Forest----27

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 38-27.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MortonForest
19.8Points Per Game-
13.3Rebounds Per Game-
4.7Assists Per Game-
4.4Steals Per Game-
0.9Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

MortonForestNational Avg.
#21 Nazrin Lyles11.8Points Per Game
-
4.1
#1 Charity Beemon7.3Rebounds Per Game
-
2.8
#15 Makylah Palm2.4Assists Per Game
-
0.9
#15 Makylah Palm1.4Steals Per Game
-
1.1
#21 Nazrin Lyles0.6Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Morton13-0Forest5-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/16/24MortonLeake Central(W) 47-4612/3/24Leake CentralForest(L) 44-31
12/17/24Leake CentralMorton(W) 52-36
12/3/24MortonPelahatchie(W) 57-3312/13/24ForestPelahatchie(W) 45-25
12/30/24QuitmanMorton(W) 43-421/14/25ForestQuitman(L) 49-36
1/17/25MortonQuitman(W) 48-471/31/25QuitmanForest(L) 41-40
2/7/25MortonQuitman(W) 48-382/6/25QuitmanForest(L) 50-36
1/9/25Northeast JonesMorton(W) 55-121/7/25Northeast JonesForest(W) 58-27
1/10/25Northeast JonesMorton(W) 55-121/24/25ForestNortheast Jones(W) 40-18
1/28/25MortonNortheast Jones(W) 51-26
1/14/25MendenhallMorton(W) 55-361/9/25ForestMendenhall(L) 44-43
1/31/25MortonMendenhall(W) 43-331/10/25ForestMendenhall
2/6/25MendenhallMorton(W) 60-341/28/25MendenhallForest(W) 45-25
2/7/25ForestMendenhall(W) 53-49
1/18/25MortonRidgeland(W) 47-1812/27/24ForestRidgeland(L) 45-36

Record Breakdown

Morton (24-25)

Forest (24-25)
26-6
Overall
13-14
12-0
League
3-7
7-4
Non-League
7-5
4-0
Head to Head
0-4
13-0
Common Opponent
5-6
12-0
Home
6-7
9-2
Away
5-5
5-4
Neutral
2-2
4-1
Playoff
2-1
26-6
In-State
13-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0