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The Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Yazoo City (MS) by a score of 43-41.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Yazoo City----43
Cleveland Central----41
Final score provided by A. Carlyle.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Yazoo City holds off Cleveland Central

January 5, 2024: Cleveland, MS 38732

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Yazoo City Indians (Yazoo City, MS) and the host Cleveland Central Wolves (Cleveland, MS), saw Yazoo City's basketball squad hold off Cleveland Central by a tally of 43-41.

With the victory, Yazoo City improves its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Indians host Gentry (Indianola, MS) to confront the Rams in a 5A Region 2 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 8-10. Gentry lost 57-40 in their recent league challenge against Canton (Canton, MS)

Next up, the Wolves confront the Holmes County Central Jaguars (Lexington, MS) in a 5A Region 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Cleveland Central will attempt to improve on its 16-4 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 3-13 record after their 77-62 league win over Greenville (Greenville, MS).

Carl BunchIndians Reporter
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  1. Check In

    1st Quarter
    15 - 11 The scorer has checked in. Yazoo City 15, Cleveland Central 11
    Posted @ 7:56p
  2. Game Attendance

    1st Quarter
    Attendance Hundreds
    Posted @ 7:56p
  3. 15 - 11

    End of 1st Quarter

    2nd Quarter
    Yazoo City 15, Cleveland Central 11
    Posted @ 7:57p
  4. 15 - 13

    Score Alert

    Cleveland Central2nd Quarter
    Cleveland Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Yazoo City 15, Cleveland Central 13
    Posted @ 7:59p
  5. 17 - 13

    Score Alert

    Yazoo City2nd Quarter
    Yazoo City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Yazoo City 17, Cleveland Central 13
    Posted @ 8:01p

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Carl BunchIndians Reporter

Rankings & Records

Yazoo City (23-24)

MSReg.
72
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
28-69-111-09-18-5.824.9001,8571,343

Cleveland Central (23-24)

MSReg.
215
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
24-95-511-410-33-2.727.5001,7791,299

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Yazoo City
14.817.613.410.854.6
Cleveland Central
16.314.518.313.853.9

Head-to-Head

  • Yazoo City won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Yazoo City----43
    CCHS----41

    The Yazoo City (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS) by a score of 43-41.

  • Yazoo City won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    CCHS----35
    Yazoo City----44

    The Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Yazoo City (MS) by a score of 44-35.

  • Cleveland Central won on 2/9/2024
    2/9 @ 8:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    CCHS----45
    Yazoo City----41

    The Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral conference tournament game against Yazoo City (MS) by a score of 45-41.

Record Breakdown

Yazoo City (23-24)

Cleveland Central (23-24)

28-6
Overall
24-9
10-2
League
7-5
15-3
Non-League
13-3
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
10-2
Common Opponent
8-5
11-0
Home
11-4
9-1
Away
10-3
8-5
Neutral
3-2
3-1
Playoff
1-1
23-6
In-State
23-8
5-0
Out-of-State
1-1