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West LauderdaleNewton County

Knights
57
Cougars
66

The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) by a score of 66-57.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Lauderdale----57
Newton County----66
Final score provided by J. LeFlore.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton County holds off West Lauderdale

January 7, 2025: Decatur, MS 39327

The Newton County Cougars basketball team scored 64 points and limited the visiting West Lauderdale Knights to 57 in the Cougars league triumph on Tuesday.

The Cougars now have a 8-5 record. They play next when they host Northeast Lauderdale for a 4A Region 4 game on Monday, January 13. Newton County will confront a Trojans team coming off a 78-60 league loss to Leake Central (Carthage, MS). The Trojans record now stands at 9-8.

With the loss, West Lauderdale falls to 12-3 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) to confront the Warriors in a 4A Region 4 game on Friday, January 10. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 12-6. Choctaw Central won 75-72 in their recent league game against Newton County (Decatur, MS)

WLHS @ Newton County Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 7, 2025 @ 7p
The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) by a score of 66-57.

Rankings & Records

West Lauderdale (24-25)

MSClass
457
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
16-64-48-28-30-1.727.5001,3401,077

Newton County (24-25)

MSClass
5210
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
15-94-56-35-54-1.625.4441,4181,272

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Lauderdale		----60.9
Newton County		16.022.05.028.059.1

Head-to-Head

  • Newton County won on 1/7/2025
    1/7 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    West Lauderdale----57
    Newton County----66

    The West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 66-57.

    Box score
  • Newton County won on 1/24/2025
    1/24 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton County----52
    West Lauderdale----42

    The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) by a score of 52-42.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
West Lauderdale8-4Newton County9-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/24Southeast LauderdaleWest Lauderdale(L) 62-5412/13/24Newton CountySoutheast Lauderdale(L) 51-47
12/19/24West LauderdaleSoutheast Lauderdale(W) 64-49
11/23/24West LauderdalePhiladelphia(W) 74-5411/11/24Newton CountyPhiladelphia(L) 60-59
12/14/24PhiladelphiaWest Lauderdale(W) 61-3412/5/24PhiladelphiaNewton County(W) 49-37
12/13/24West LauderdaleScott Central(W) 60-4311/21/24Newton CountyScott Central(W) 55-41
12/10/24Scott CentralNewton County(W) 50-33
12/27/24Kemper CountyWest Lauderdale11/19/24Newton CountyKemper County(W) 49-36
12/3/24Kemper CountyNewton County(W) 68-43
12/28/24NewtonWest Lauderdale1/20/25Newton CountyNewton(W) 75-50
1/3/25West LauderdaleLeake Central(L) 81-8012/30/24Newton CountyLeake Central(L) 82-64
1/20/25Leake CentralWest Lauderdale(W) 86-661/17/25Leake CentralNewton County(W) 67-60
1/21/25Leake CentralWest Lauderdale
1/10/25West LauderdaleChoctaw Central1/3/25Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 75-72
1/23/25West LauderdaleChoctaw Central(L) 57-381/21/25Newton CountyChoctaw Central
1/28/25Choctaw CentralWest Lauderdale(W) 72-661/25/25Newton CountyChoctaw Central(W) 57-51
2/6/25Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 79-44
2/20/25Choctaw CentralNewton County(L) 66-55
1/14/25West LauderdaleNortheast Lauderdale(W) 51-361/13/25Northeast LauderdaleNewton County(L) 49-42
1/30/25Northeast LauderdaleWest Lauderdale(W) 62-501/28/25Newton CountyNortheast Lauderdale(L) 64-62
2/4/25West LauderdaleNortheast Lauderdale(L) 47-412/7/25Newton CountyNortheast Lauderdale(W) 52-47

Record Breakdown

West Lauderdale (24-25)

Newton County (24-25)
16-6
Overall
15-9
4-5
League
4-5
12-1
Non-League
8-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
8-4
Common Opponent
9-8
8-2
Home
6-3
8-3
Away
5-5
0-1
Neutral
4-1
0-0
Playoff
2-1
16-6
In-State
15-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0