Mississippi High School Basketball - Northeast Lauderdale nudges Morton
December 12, 2024: Meridian, MS 39305 The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans (Meridian, MS) and the visiting Morton Panthers (Morton, MS), observed Northeast Lauderdale's basketball team edge Morton by a score of 36-33.
The Trojans (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against South Jones (Ellisville, MS). The Braves come into the non-league challenge with a 1-10 record. In their last challenge, South Jones was tipped by Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS), 58-56, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Leake Central Gators (Carthage, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Morton will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Gators come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 37-27 non-league loss to Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS).