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NewtonForest

Tigers
62
Bearcats
58

The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Newton (MS) by a score of 62-58.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton----62
Forest----58
Final score provided by J. Hardy.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton edges Forest

December 22, 2023: Forest, MS 39074

The Newton Tigers (Newton, MS) basketball nipped the host Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS), 62-58 in Friday's non-league test.

The Tigers (10-5) will now prepare for their test against Scott Central (Forest, MS). The Rebels go into the 2A Region 5 test with a 4-4 record.

The Bearcats now own a 5-8 record. They play next when they travel to Pelahatchie for a non-league test on Thursday, December 28. Forest will encounter a Chiefs squad coming off a 54-26 non-league win over Hillcrest Christian (Jackson, MS). The Chiefs record now stands at 11-4.

Newton @ Forest Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 22, 2023 @ 7:30p
The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Newton (MS) by a score of 62-58.

Rankings & Records

Newton (23-24)

MSClass
635
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
23-77-110-310-33-1.767.8751,8091,481

Forest (23-24)

MSClass
11421
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
11-163-56-75-70-2.407.3751,3031,390

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton		19.021.521.016.560.3
Forest		6.38.310.729.348.3

Head-to-Head

  • Newton won on 12/8/2023
    12/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest----48
    Newton----64

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Newton (MS) by a score of 64-48.

    Box score
  • Newton won on 12/22/2023
    12/22 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton----62
    Forest----58

    The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 62-58.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newton7-0Forest5-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/23NewtonSoutheast Lauderdale(W) 46-4311/21/23Southeast LauderdaleForest(W) 54-50
12/9/23Northeast JonesNewton(W) 53-401/9/24Northeast JonesForest(W) 58-40
1/26/24ForestNortheast Jones(W) 52-45
2/6/24Northeast JonesForest
1/2/24NewtonScott Central(W) 56-4812/5/23ForestScott Central(W) 50-32
1/26/24Scott CentralNewton(W) 52-4612/12/23Scott CentralForest(L) 47-45
1/13/24NewtonMendenhall(W) 62-591/12/24MendenhallForest(L) 48-30
1/30/24ForestMendenhall(L) 68-44
2/9/24ForestMendenhall(L) 51-37
1/16/24LakeNewton12/15/23LakeForest(W) 50-32
1/22/24LakeNewton(W) 81-55
1/30/24NewtonLake(W) 62-48

Record Breakdown

Newton (23-24)

Forest (23-24)
23-7
Overall
11-16
9-1
League
3-6
11-5
Non-League
7-7
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
7-0
Common Opponent
5-4
10-3
Home
6-7
10-3
Away
5-7
3-1
Neutral
0-2
2-1
Playoff
1-1
23-4
In-State
11-16
0-3
Out-of-State
0-0