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The Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Laurel Christian (Laurel, MS) by a score of 40-29.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Laurel Christian----40
NCA----29
Final score provided by L. Dear.
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Game Stats

Laurel Christian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals24015285457
3Noah Mauldin (Jr)3
10DJ White (Sr)228145764
11Alex Carmichael (Sr)5245050
14B. Buffington (Jr)4245050
23Thomas Reich (Jr)6365050
31Gavin Hughes (Sr)2
Laurel Christian

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals240245081457132454
3Noah Mauldin (Jr)33475
10DJ White (Sr)222450485061060
11Alex Carmichael (Sr)512502450
14B. Buffington (Jr)42450
23Thomas Reich (Jr)63650
31Gavin Hughes (Sr)2
Laurel Christian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals24015
3Noah Mauldin (Jr)32
10DJ White (Sr)221
11Alex Carmichael (Sr)53
13Brayden Dudley (Sr)4
14B. Buffington (Jr)43
23Thomas Reich (Jr)62
31Gavin Hughes (Sr)2
Newton County Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Laurel Christian over Newton County Academy

December 15, 2023: Decatur, MS 39327

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Laurel Christian Lions (Laurel, MS) and the host Newton County Academy Generals (Decatur, MS), saw Laurel Christian's basketball squad overcome Newton County Academy by a tally of 40-27.

With the victory, Laurel Christian improves its record to 3-8 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Enterprise (Enterprise, MS) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 16. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 6-6. Enterprise lost 44-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Puckett (Puckett, MS)

Next up, the Generals confront the Sylva Bay Academy Saints (Bay Springs, MS) in a MAIS 3A District 3 challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Newton County Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record.

Rankings & Records

Laurel Christian (23-24)

MSReg.
29010
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
9-184-64-62-83-4.333.4001,0211,289

Newton County Academy (23-24)

MSReg.
29511
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
1-71-50-41-20-1.125.167189399

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Laurel Christian
8.28.810.89.810.037.8
Newton County Academy
5.53.55.89.3-23.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Laurel Christian won on 12/15/2023
    12/15 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Laurel Christian----40
    NCA----29

    The Laurel Christian (Laurel, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) by a score of 40-29.

  • Newton County Academy won on 1/19/2024
    1/19 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCA88101137
    Laurel Christian1376935

    The Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Laurel Christian (Laurel, MS) by a score of 37-35.

  • Laurel Christian won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 5:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCA8141629
    Laurel Christian121515547

    The Newton County Academy (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference tournament game against Laurel Christian (Laurel, MS) by a score of 47-29.

Team Stat Comparison

Laurel ChristianNewton County Academy
38.8Points Per Game-
0.1Rebounds Per Game-
1.9Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Laurel ChristianNewton County AcademyNational Avg.
#10 DJ White10.5Points Per Game
-
4.9
#31 Gavin Hughes0.1Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#10 DJ White1.4Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Record Breakdown

Laurel Christian (23-24)

Newton County Academy (23-24)

9-18
Overall
1-7
6-7
League
1-6
2-8
Non-League
0-1
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
0-7
Common Opponent
0-4
4-6
Home
0-4
2-8
Away
1-2
3-4
Neutral
0-1
1-3
Playoff
0-0
9-15
In-State
1-7
0-3
Out-of-State
0-0