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CentralPortage Northern
Bearcats
44
Huskies
34

The Portage Northern (Portage, MI) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Central (Battle Creek, MI) by a score of 44-34.

Game Details: Portage Northern High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central----44
Portage Northern----34
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Game Story

Michigan High School Basketball - Central topples Portage Northern

January 24, 2023: Portage, MI 49024

In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI) basketball squad beat the host Portage Northern Huskies (Portage, MI), by a margin of 44-34.

The Bearcats (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against St. Joseph (St. Joseph, MI). The Bears go into the non-league outing with a 6-3 record.

The Huskies now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they travel to Mattawan for a Southwestern Michigan - West outing on Thursday, January 26.

Rankings & Records

Central (22-23)

MIClass
9557
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
17-84-311-35-41-1.680.5711,3251,162

Portage Northern (22-23)

MIClass
387144
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
6-173-53-73-90-1.261.3751,1791,346

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central		11.014.012.511.353.0
Portage Northern		7.011.013.018.051.3

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Central8-5Portage Northern4-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/9/22St. JosephCentral(W) 43-401/12/23Portage NorthernSt. Joseph(L) 60-45
1/26/23CentralSt. Joseph(L) 77-472/17/23St. JosephPortage Northern(L) 75-54
3/6/23Portage NorthernSt. Joseph(L) 66-58
12/13/22LakeshoreCentral(W) 52-281/20/23Portage NorthernLakeshore(L) 34-33
2/24/23LakeshorePortage Northern(W) 55-47
12/15/22CentralLakeview(L) 51-5012/13/22Portage NorthernLakeview(L) 67-54
2/3/23LakeviewCentral(L) 49-42
1/12/23CentralNorrix(W) 63-2612/15/22NorrixPortage Northern(L) 57-54
2/16/23NorrixCentral(W) 52-422/3/23Portage NorthernNorrix(L) 82-51
1/17/23MattawanCentral(L) 62-5612/9/22MattawanPortage Northern(L) 66-48
1/26/23Portage NorthernMattawan(L) 50-49
1/19/23CentralKalamazoo Central(L) 63-512/7/23Kalamazoo CentralPortage Northern(L) 74-43
2/7/23Portage CentralCentral(W) 58-491/6/23Portage NorthernPortage Central(W) 65-63
2/9/23Portage CentralPortage Northern(W) 66-65
2/10/23CentralGull Lake(W) 56-531/17/23Portage NorthernGull Lake(W) 67-51
2/20/23Gull LakeCentral(W) 63-48
3/8/23Gull LakeCentral(W) 62-47

Record Breakdown

Central (22-23)

Portage Northern (22-23)
17-8
Overall
6-17
4-3
League
3-5
10-4
Non-League
3-11
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
8-5
Common Opponent
4-10
11-3
Home
3-7
5-4
Away
3-9
1-1
Neutral
0-1
0-1
Playoff
0-0
17-8
In-State
6-17
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0