Mississippi High School Basketball - Sylva Bay Academy knocked off by Northeast Jones
November 11, 2023: Laurel, MS 39443 The Northeast Jones Tigers basketball team scored 46 points and held the visiting Sylva Bay Academy Saints to 38 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Tigers now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Purvis for a non-league contest on Tuesday, November 14. Northeast Jones will battle a Tornadoes team coming off a 57-53 non-league win over St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, MS). The Tornadoes record now stands at 1-0.
The Saints (2-2) will now prepare for their contest against Woodlawn Prep (Columbia, MS). The Wolfpack enter the non-league contest with a 5-2 record. In their last contest, Woodlawn Prep was defeated by Hillcrest Christian (Jackson, MS), 35-34, in a non-league contest.