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MeridianBrandon

Wildcats
55
Bulldogs
54

The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) in overtime by a score of 55-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Meridian1571512655
Brandon1315912554
Final score provided by F. Barnes.
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Game Stats

Meridian (24-25)

Meridian has not entered stats for this game.

Brandon (24-25)

Brandon

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5420603336
0Elijah Morey (Jr)10466767
2Joshua Purry (Jr)00100
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)8383850
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)501000
11R. Nickelberry (Sr)4236767
12Harlando Cavett (So)2171414
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)155153337
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)105105050
Brandon

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5431323112348174736
0Elijah Morey (Jr)1000028254667
2Joshua Purry (Jr)0000000010
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)824500001425
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)50505683050
11R. Nickelberry (Sr)40000002367
12Harlando Cavett (So)20200001520
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)151250494441331
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)1000000051050
Brandon

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5417203711641115
0Elijah Morey (Jr)1031412011
2Joshua Purry (Jr)001100000
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)823561114
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)503310033
11R. Nickelberry (Sr)411200001
12Harlando Cavett (So)203331031
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)15551000011
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)1063902324
Brandon

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.000.550.400.2703
0Elijah Morey (Jr)1.002.002.000.0000
2Joshua Purry (Jr)0.000.000.000.0001
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)6.001.000.250.2500
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)0.330.000.000.0001
12Harlando Cavett (So)1.000.331.000.0001
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)0.001.000.500.7500

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Meridian sneaks past Brandon

January 28, 2025: Brandon, MS 39042

The Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) basketball edged the host Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS), 55-54 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 13-9 record. They play next when they travel to Pearl for a 7A Region 3 bout on Friday, January 31.

With the loss, Brandon falls to 16-11 on the campaign.

Players of the Game

Meridian (24-25)

Meridian has not selected any Players of the Game.

Brandon (24-25)

Congratulations to #24 Josiah Jackson for being selected the Brandon Basketball Player of the Game.

Meridian @ Brandon Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 28, 2025 @ 7:30p
Senior Night
The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) in overtime by a score of 55-54.

Rankings & Records

Meridian (24-25)

MSClass
3511
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
15-127-28-66-41-2.556.7781,3831,366

Brandon (24-25)

MSClass
279
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
19-138-26-46-57-4.594.8001,8101,615

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Meridian		9.88.017.89.58.051.2
Brandon		14.115.514.213.35.056.6

Head-to-Head

  • Brandon won on 1/10/2025
    1/10 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Brandon1414131657
    Meridian91421852

    The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 57-52.

    Box score
  • Meridian won on 1/28/2025
    1/28 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Meridian1571512655
    Brandon1315912554

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Brandon (MS) in overtime by a score of 55-54.

    Box score
  • Brandon won on 2/6/2025
    2/6 @ 5:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian827724
    Brandon181316653

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 53-24.

    Box score
  • Brandon won on 2/20/2025
    2/20 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----36
    Brandon----53

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 53-36.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MeridianBrandon
-Points Per Game55.2
-Rebounds Per Game30.0
-Assists Per Game11.4
-Steals Per Game8.5
-Blocks Per Game2.7

Team Leaders

MeridianBrandonNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#5 Braylon Barnes21.24.9
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Rebounds Per Game#0 Elijah Morey6.82.6
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Assists Per Game#4 Rufus Sampson3.71.0
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Steals Per Game#5 Braylon Barnes1.90.8
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Blocks Per Game#14 Braelyn Bailey0.80.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian9-2Brandon6-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/24Madison CentralMeridian(L) 56-4112/20/24BrandonMadison Central(L) 54-46
2/24/25BrandonMadison Central(L) 57-44
12/3/24MeridianRaymond(W) 53-4111/9/24BrandonRaymond(L) 53-47
12/13/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 51-431/7/25Oak GroveBrandon(W) 66-30
1/17/25MeridianOak Grove(W) 58-471/24/25BrandonOak Grove(W) 57-31
12/27/24MeridianClinton(W) 50-4411/19/24ClintonBrandon(L) 73-57
1/4/25Ocean SpringsMeridian(W) 51-442/15/25Ocean SpringsBrandon(W) 59-55
1/7/25MeridianPetal(W) 65-4712/10/24BrandonPetal(W) 61-50
1/24/25PetalMeridian(W) 68-531/14/25PetalBrandon(W) 64-55
2/4/25PetalMeridian(W) 51-37
1/21/25PearlMeridian(W) 42-3812/13/24PearlBrandon(W) 58-56
1/31/25MeridianPearl(L) 59-431/17/25BrandonPearl(L) 73-70
2/7/25BrandonPearl(L) 64-54

Record Breakdown

Meridian (24-25)

Brandon (24-25)
15-12
Overall
19-13
7-2
League
8-3
4-6
Non-League
6-9
1-3
Head to Head
3-1
9-2
Common Opponent
6-6
8-6
Home
6-4
6-4
Away
6-5
1-2
Neutral
7-4
1-1
Playoff
2-1
15-12
In-State
19-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0