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Scott CentralNewton

Rebels
16
Tigers
39

The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference game against Scott Central (Forest, MS) by a score of 39-16.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Scott Central----16
Newton----39
Final score provided by J. Hardy.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton crushes Scott Central

January 6, 2025: Newton, MS 39345

The Newton Tigers (Newton, MS) basketball crushed the visiting Scott Central Rebels (Forest, MS), 39-16 in Monday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 13-2 record. They play next when they travel to Clarkdale for a 2A Region 5 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Newton will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 49-16 non-league loss to Union (Union, MS). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-17.

With the loss, Scott Central falls to 4-10 on the campaign. The Rebels host Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS) to play the Bulldogs in a 2A Region 5 bout on Thursday, January 9. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 12-4. Bay Springs won 47-31 in their recent league bout against Lake (Lake, MS)

Scott Central @ Newton Basketball Game Info

Mon., Jan. 6, 2025 @ 6p
The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference game against Scott Central (Forest, MS) by a score of 39-16.

Rankings & Records

Scott Central (24-25)

MSClass
22926
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
6-143-74-62-60-2.300.300676690

Newton (24-25)

MSClass
495
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
23-77-210-27-36-2.767.7781,284978

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Scott Central		7.07.711.06.733.8
Newton		12.014.012.06.042.8

Head-to-Head

  • Newton won on 1/6/2025
    1/6 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Scott Central----16
    Newton----39

    The Scott Central (Forest, MS) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Newton (MS) by a score of 39-16.

    Box score
  • Newton won on 1/24/2025
    1/24 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton----37
    Scott Central----26

    The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Scott Central (Forest, MS) by a score of 37-26.

    Box score
  • Newton won on 2/6/2025
    2/6 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Scott Central----12
    Newton----33

    The Scott Central (Forest, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference tournament game against Newton (MS) by a score of 33-12.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Scott Central3-6Newton7-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/7/24ForestScott Central(L) 31-2811/22/24ForestNewton(W) 47-33
12/6/24NewtonForest(W) 38-27
12/19/24Scott CentralLake(L) 44-251/14/25NewtonLake(W) 39-20
1/3/25LakeScott Central(L) 32-171/27/25LakeNewton(W) 47-34
1/21/25Scott CentralLake
1/23/25Scott CentralLake(L) 31-21
2/7/25Scott CentralLake
12/30/24ClarkdaleScott Central(W) 47-51/7/25NewtonClarkdale(W) 50-11
1/17/25Scott CentralClarkdale(W) 47-111/31/25ClarkdaleNewton(W) 40-8
2/4/25ClarkdaleScott Central(W) 51-10
1/9/25Bay SpringsScott Central(L) 52-371/3/25Bay SpringsNewton(W) 43-35
1/10/25Bay SpringsScott Central1/17/25NewtonBay Springs(L) 46-37
1/27/25Scott CentralBay Springs(L) 49-332/7/25NewtonBay Springs(L) 45-44

Record Breakdown

Scott Central (24-25)

Newton (24-25)
6-14
Overall
23-7
3-8
League
8-2
3-5
Non-League
12-4
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
3-6
Common Opponent
7-2
4-6
Home
10-2
2-6
Away
7-3
0-2
Neutral
6-2
0-1
Playoff
3-1
6-14
In-State
23-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0