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MortonLeake Central
Panthers
44
Gators
29

The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 44-29.

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Morton69171244
Leake Central4681129
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Leake Central succumbs to Morton

December 2, 2023: Carthage, MS 39051

The Morton Panthers topped the host Leake Central Gators basketball team by a final score of 44-29 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Crystal Springs Tigers (Crystal Springs, MS) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, December 5. Morton will attempt to move on its 6-0 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 2-5 record after their 30-24 non-league loss to Hazlehurst (Hazlehurst, MS).

With the defeat, Leake Central moves to 4-2 on the year. The Gators host Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS) to face the Whippets in a non-league game on Friday, December 8. The Whippets enter the game with a record of 5-3. Kosciusko won 69-51 in their recent non-league game against McAdams (McAdams, MS)

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  1. Check In

    44 - 29 The scorer has checked in. Morton 44, Leake Central 29
    Posted @ 7:19p
  2. 44 - 29

    End of Game

    Final
    Morton 44, Leake Central 29
    Posted @ 7:19p

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Rankings & Records

Morton (23-24)

MSReg.
163
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
30-38-211-012-17-2.909.8001,4741,053

Leake Central (23-24)

MSReg.
6710
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-94-511-37-50-1.667.4441,3331,179

Team Scoring Averages

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Morton		12.58.911.810.3-44.7
Leake Central		11.912.58.515.215.049.4

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Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 12/2/2023
    12/2 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton69171244
    Leake Central4681129

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Leake Central (Carthage, MS) by a score of 44-29.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 12/19/2023
    12/19 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Leake Central7891539
    Morton1014131552

    The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 52-39.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Morton11-0Leake Central8-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/16/23MortonLeake County(W) 53-1412/16/23Leake CountyLeake Central(W) 55-12
2/2/24Leake CentralLeake County(W) 65-28
11/17/23MortonNortheast Lauderdale(W) 57-401/9/24Leake CentralNortheast Lauderdale(L) 62-50
12/16/23Northeast LauderdaleMorton(W) 55-271/26/24Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central(W) 63-40
2/9/24Northeast LauderdaleLeake Central
12/29/23MortonNewton County(W) 34-311/2/24Newton CountyLeake Central(W) 61-51
1/19/24Leake CentralNewton County(L) 51-48
2/8/24Newton CountyLeake Central(L) 52-47
12/30/23MortonRichland(W) 68-4312/29/23RichlandLeake Central(W) 50-49
1/5/24MortonScott Central(W) 49-251/30/24Leake CentralScott Central(W) 66-44
1/6/24ForestMorton(W) 48-3011/11/23Leake CentralForest(W) 41-37
1/13/24MortonForest(W) 29-1811/14/23ForestLeake Central(W) 44-30
1/23/24ForestMorton(W) 46-31
2/12/24Choctaw CentralMorton(W) 47-401/27/24Leake CentralChoctaw Central(L) 85-40
2/28/24MortonChoctaw Central(W) 47-402/1/24Choctaw CentralLeake Central(L) 72-39

Record Breakdown

Morton (23-24)

Leake Central (23-24)
30-3
Overall
18-9
8-2
League
4-5
12-0
Non-League
12-3
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
11-0
Common Opponent
8-5
11-0
Home
11-3
12-1
Away
7-5
7-2
Neutral
0-1
5-1
Playoff
1-1
30-3
In-State
18-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0