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Simpson AcademyLamar

Cougars
72
Raiders
40

The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 72-40.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Simpson Academy2116191672
Lamar71213840
Final score provided by W. Mullins.
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Game Stats

Simpson Academy (23-24)

Simpson Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Lamar (23-24)

Lamar

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4017523336
1J. Whitcomb (So)157154750
2Tucker Dunn (So)00300
3Cooper Gordy (Sr)2181313
10Jonathan Hart (Sr)8475757
15Salone Elliott (Jr)10393344
23Pace Sparks (Jr)10300
32Zion Huggins (Jr)4272929
Lamar

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals403221431030143047
1J. Whitcomb (So)1516176967
2Tucker Dunn (So)0020010
3Cooper Gordy (Sr)20401425
10Jonathan Hart (Sr)80104667
15Salone Elliott (Jr)102729221001250
23Pace Sparks (Jr)10201425010
31Henry Prewitt (So)0020
32Zion Huggins (Jr)40202729
Lamar

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals40291282
1J. Whitcomb (So)15512
2Tucker Dunn (So)01
3Cooper Gordy (Sr)2631
10Jonathan Hart (Sr)842
15Salone Elliott (Jr)10543
23Pace Sparks (Jr)1631
32Zion Huggins (Jr)431

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Simpson Academy crushes Lamar

December 14, 2023: Meridian, MS 39305

Simpson Academy Cougars (Mendenhall, MS) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the host Lamar Raiders (Meridian, MS), 72-40 in a league bout.

With the victory, Simpson Academy upgrades its record to 11-3 on the campaign. The Cougars host Jackson Prep (Jackson, MS) to play the Patriots in a non-league bout on Friday, December 15. The Patriots come into the bout with a record of 10-1.

Next up, the Raiders play the Starkville Academy Volunteers (Starkville, MS) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, December 19. Lamar will attempt to upgrade on its 4-10 season record.

SA @ Lamar Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 14, 2023 @ 7:15p
MAIS 5A District 2
The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 72-40.

Rankings & Records

Simpson Academy (23-24)

MSClass
384
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
27-510-012-19-26-2.8441.0002,0751,474

Lamar (23-24)

MSClass
18815
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-175-55-64-64-5.433.5001,4471,558

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Simpson Academy		19.517.315.612.39.0-64.8
Lamar		7.310.812.29.89.06.048.2

Head-to-Head

  • Simpson Academy won on 12/14/2023
    12/14 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Simpson Academy2116191672
    Lamar71213840

    The Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Lamar (Meridian, MS) by a score of 72-40.

    Box score
  • Simpson Academy won on 1/18/2024
    1/18 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Lamar66151542
    Simpson Academy2213161667

    The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 67-42.

    Box score
  • Simpson Academy won on 2/1/2024
    2/1 @ 7:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Lamar81212638
    Simpson Academy121729967

    The Lamar (Meridian, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference tournament game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 67-38.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Simpson AcademyLamar
-Points Per Game48.1
-Rebounds Per Game25.4
-Assists Per Game9.6
-Steals Per Game6.3
-Blocks Per Game1.3

Team Leaders

Simpson AcademyLamarNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#10 Jonathan Hart11.54.9
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Rebounds Per Game#10 Jonathan Hart5.62.6
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Assists Per Game#15 Salone Elliott3.41.0
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Steals Per Game#15 Salone Elliott1.40.8
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Blocks Per Game#10 Jonathan Hart0.70.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Simpson Academy16-2Lamar8-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/7/23Simpson AcademyPillow Academy(W) 69-5711/21/23Pillow AcademyLamar(L) 51-36
12/11/23Pillow AcademySimpson Academy(W) 64-58
2/6/24Pillow AcademySimpson Academy(W) 70-33
11/9/23Brookhaven AcademySimpson Academy(W) 67-5411/17/23LamarBrookhaven Academy(L) 67-62
12/1/23Brookhaven AcademyLamar(W) 58-50
11/28/23Simpson AcademyCopiah Academy(W) 66-5611/20/23Copiah AcademyLamar(L) 56-44
1/11/24Copiah AcademySimpson Academy(W) 67-65
12/5/23East Rankin AcademySimpson Academy(W) 84-261/2/24East Rankin AcademyLamar(W) 61-23
1/9/24Simpson AcademyEast Rankin Academy(W) 73-191/19/24LamarEast Rankin Academy(W) 62-26
12/7/23Heritage AcademySimpson Academy(L) 69-6111/28/23LamarHeritage Academy(L) 68-32
12/8/23Simpson AcademyWayne Academy(W) 64-4512/5/23Wayne AcademyLamar(W) 51-42
1/12/24Wayne AcademySimpson Academy(W) 54-231/9/24LamarWayne Academy(L) 56-44
2/2/24Wayne AcademyLamar(W) 54-46
12/12/23Park Place Christian AcademySimpson Academy(W) 76-341/5/24LamarPark Place Christian Academy(W) 59-53
1/19/24Simpson AcademyPark Place Christian Academy(W) 78-311/23/24Park Place Christian AcademyLamar(W) 57-41
1/30/24Park Place Christian AcademyLamar(W) 64-52
1/5/24Simpson AcademyLeake Academy(W) 61-5912/8/23LamarLeake Academy(L) 70-37
1/23/24Leake AcademySimpson Academy(W) 59-461/12/24Leake AcademyLamar(L) 50-28
2/2/24Leake AcademySimpson Academy(W) 41-32
2/10/24Leake AcademySimpson Academy(W) 66-42
2/9/24Rossville Christian AcademySimpson Academy(L) 65-642/7/24Rossville Christian AcademyLamar(L) 66-28

Record Breakdown

Simpson Academy (23-24)

Lamar (23-24)
27-5
Overall
13-17
12-0
League
7-6
10-3
Non-League
4-7
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
16-2
Common Opponent
8-8
12-1
Home
5-6
9-2
Away
4-6
6-2
Neutral
4-5
2-2
Playoff
0-0
25-4
In-State
13-16
2-1
Out-of-State
0-1