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The Harper Creek (Battle Creek, MI) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 76-74.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Portage Central	-	-	-	-	74
Harper Creek	-	-	-	-	76

Final score provided by S. CalPreps.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Michigan High School Basketball - Portage Central tipped by Harper Creek

December 17, 2024: Battle Creek, MI 49014

In Tuesday's non-league test, the Harper Creek Beavers (Battle Creek, MI) basketball squad got by the visiting Portage Central Mustangs (Portage, MI), by a score of 76-74.

Next, the Beavers clash with the Western Panthers (Parma, MI) in a Interstate Eight test, on Thursday, December 19. Harper Creek will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Panthers come into the test with a 2-3 record after their 52-30 non-league loss to Michigan Center (Michigan Center, MI).

The Mustangs (3-2) will now prepare for their test against St. Joseph (St. Joseph, MI). The Bears come into the Southwestern Michigan - West test with a 0-5 record. In their last test, St. Joseph was nipped by Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor, MI), 84-57, in a non-league test.

PCHS @ Harper Creek Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 17, 2024 @ 7p

Portage Central High School

The Harper Creek (Battle Creek, MI) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Portage Central (Portage, MI) by a score of 76-74.

Rankings & Records

Portage Central (24-25)

MI	Class
154	78

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
14-9	8-0	8-2	5-7	1-0	.609	1.000	1,375	1,252

Harper Creek (24-25)

MI	Class
122	34

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
18-6	9-3	9-2	7-3	2-1	.750	.750	1,394	1,183

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Portage Central	13.7	12.7	16.0	15.7	59.8
Harper Creek	-	-	-	-	58.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Portage Central	8-2		Harper Creek	5-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/14/24	Coldwater	Portage Central	(W) 56-43	1/10/25	Coldwater	Harper Creek	(L) 61-56
				2/13/25	Harper Creek	Coldwater	(W) 47-45
12/19/24	St. Joseph	Portage Central	(W) 75-29	11/26/24	Harper Creek	St. Joseph	(W) 56-44
1/31/25	Portage Central	St. Joseph	(W) 54-45
1/9/25	Portage Central	Mattawan	(W) 62-56	1/28/25	Mattawan	Harper Creek	(W) 52-40
2/14/25	Mattawan	Portage Central	(W) 55-39
1/11/25	Portage Central	Lakeview	(L) 63-48	12/27/24	Harper Creek	Lakeview	(W) 70-59
2/6/25	Lakeview	Portage Central	(W) 73-61
2/4/25	Portage Central	Central	(W) 66-44	2/18/25	Central	Harper Creek	(L) 49-46
2/11/25	Portage Central	Marshall	(L) 70-59	12/6/24	Harper Creek	Marshall	(L) 48-42
				1/24/25	Marshall	Harper Creek	(W) 61-45
				2/28/25	Harper Creek	Marshall	(L) 58-49
2/18/25	Vicksburg	Portage Central	(W) 70-30	1/22/25	Harper Creek	Vicksburg	(L) 73-62

Record Breakdown

Portage Central (24-25)		Harper Creek (24-25)
14-9	Overall	18-6
8-0	League	9-3
5-8	Non-League	8-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
8-2	Common Opponent	5-5
8-2	Home	9-2
5-7	Away	7-3
1-0	Neutral	2-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
14-8	In-State	18-6
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0