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StarkvilleColumbus
Yellowjackets
41
Falcons
37

The Columbus (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Starkville (MS) by a score of 41-37.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Starkville12147841
Columbus1198937
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Game Stats

Starkville (23-24)

Starkville

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4114572525
4Faith Yeates (Jr)3142525
11Kendel Thompson (Sr)00300
21Ashlyn Johnson (Sr)30900
22Tootie Lockett (Sr)104142929
30Jada Gay (So)70600
31Z. Edwards (Jr)189214343
Starkville

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals41070132748145028
4Faith Yeates (Jr)314251425
11Kendel Thompson (Sr)0030020
21Ashlyn Johnson (Sr)30303475060
22Tootie Lockett (Sr)10010245041331
30Jada Gay (So)771070060
31Z. Edwards (Jr)1803092143
Starkville

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals4116183486312
4Faith Yeates (Jr)32240
11Kendel Thompson (Sr)030322
20Antaja Harkins (Sr)01232
21Ashlyn Johnson (Sr)3033130
22Tootie Lockett (Sr)10167211
30Jada Gay (So)74042232
31Z. Edwards (Jr)18551015
Starkville

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.670.50
11Kendel Thompson (Sr)1.00
21Ashlyn Johnson (Sr)1.003.00
22Tootie Lockett (Sr)2.001.00
30Jada Gay (So)1.001.00
31Z. Edwards (Jr)0.20

Columbus (23-24)

Columbus has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Columbus nipped by Starkville

December 8, 2023: Columbus, MS 39702

The Starkville Yellowjackets tipped the host Columbus Falcons basketball team by a final score of 41-37 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Yellowjackets face the Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 9. Starkville will attempt to move on its 9-0 season record. The Cougars enter the game with a 5-5 record after their 34-14 non-league loss to Morton (Morton, MS).

With the defeat, Columbus moves to 1-8 on the year. The Falcons travel to Amory (Amory, MS) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Saturday, December 9. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 2-7. Amory lost 48-24 in their recent league game against Shannon (Shannon, MS)

Rankings & Records

Starkville (23-24)

MSReg.
92
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
24-79-312-09-53-2.774.7501,7891,386

Columbus (23-24)

MSReg.
15217
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %PFPA
3-212-91-92-12.125.1828551,139

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Starkville		14.914.114.813.157.7
Columbus		7.38.610.08.435.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Starkville won on 11/16/2023
    11/16 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Columbus21013732
    Starkville121216646

    The Columbus (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Starkville (MS) by a score of 46-32.

    Box score
  • Starkville won on 12/8/2023
    12/8 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Starkville12147841
    Columbus1198937

    The Starkville (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 41-37.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

StarkvilleColumbus
54.2Points Per Game-
28.4Rebounds Per Game-
11.6Assists Per Game-
10.5Steals Per Game-
2.7Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

StarkvilleColumbusNational Avg.
#22 Tootie Lockett15.4Points Per Game
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4.2
#31 Zariyah Edwards8.2Rebounds Per Game
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2.8
#22 Tootie Lockett4.2Assists Per Game
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0.9
#22 Tootie Lockett2.7Steals Per Game
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1.1
#30 Jada Gay1.6Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Starkville7-3Columbus1-14
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/9/23StarkvilleMeridian(W) 66-3611/7/23MeridianColumbus(L) 54-48
12/19/23ColumbusMeridian(L) 41-32
11/11/23StarkvilleNeshoba Central(W) 72-6312/22/23Neshoba CentralColumbus(L) 77-34
2/2/24ColumbusNeshoba Central(L) 67-16
12/1/23StarkvilleNew Hope(W) 51-2512/16/23New HopeColumbus(L) 41-34
12/29/23ColumbusNew Hope(L) 44-30
12/5/23LouisvilleStarkville(W) 58-3811/9/23LouisvilleColumbus(L) 52-37
11/30/23ColumbusLouisville(W) 50-44
12/21/23StarkvilleVicksburg(W) 63-241/5/24ColumbusVicksburg(L) 36-32
1/23/24VicksburgColumbus(L) 47-28
2/5/24ColumbusVicksburg(L) 42-34
1/6/24StarkvillePontotoc(L) 67-6011/11/23ColumbusPontotoc(L) 64-18
1/13/24StarkvilleCallaway(W) 62-361/9/24CallawayColumbus(L) 44-28
1/26/24ColumbusCallaway(L) 49-25
1/25/24TupeloStarkville(W) 73-7012/12/23ColumbusTupelo(L) 62-27
2/2/24StarkvilleTupelo(L) 53-36
2/23/24TupeloStarkville(L) 53-48

Record Breakdown

Starkville (23-24)

Columbus (23-24)
24-7
Overall
3-21
9-4
League
2-9
11-0
Non-League
1-10
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
7-3
Common Opponent
1-14
12-0
Home
1-9
9-5
Away
2-12
3-2
Neutral
0-0
1-1
Playoff
0-0
24-6
In-State
3-21
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0