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ColumbusNew Hope

Falcons
57
Trojans
54

The New Hope (Columbus, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 57-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbus----57
New Hope----54
Final score provided by P. Morris.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Columbus nips New Hope

December 29, 2023: Columbus, MS 39702

Columbus Falcons (Columbus, MS) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host New Hope Trojans (Columbus, MS), 57-54 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Columbus upgrades its record to 14-3 on the season. The Falcons host Ridgeland (Ridgeland, MS) to play the Titans in a 6A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, January 2. The Titans go into the bout with a record of 12-5. Ridgeland won 71-53 in their recent non-league bout against Pearl (Pearl, MS)

Next up, the Trojans play the Clarksdale Wildcats (Clarksdale, MS) in a 5A Region 1 bout, on Friday, January 5. New Hope will attempt to upgrade on its 14-2 season record. The Wildcats go into the bout with a 6-12 record after their 60-49 non-league win over Wingfield (Jackson, MS).

Columbus @ New Hope Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 6p
The New Hope (Columbus, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 57-54.

Rankings & Records

Columbus (23-24)

MSClass
236
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
19-116-611-36-82-0.633.5001,8381,705

New Hope (23-24)

MSClass
183
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
26-311-013-111-02-2.8971.0001,7641,397

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Columbus		15.213.614.218.67.061.3
New Hope		12.717.318.315.7-60.8

Head-to-Head

  • New Hope won on 12/16/2023
    12/16 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    New Hope----55
    Columbus----48

    The New Hope (Columbus, MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 55-48.

    Box score
  • Columbus won on 12/29/2023
    12/29 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Columbus----57
    New Hope----54

    The Columbus (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against New Hope (Columbus, MS) by a score of 57-54.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Columbus5-0New Hope4-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/9/23LouisvilleColumbus(W) 74-5611/14/23LouisvilleNew Hope(W) 61-45
11/30/23ColumbusLouisville(W) 64-50
11/16/23StarkvilleColumbus(W) 57-5012/1/23StarkvilleNew Hope(W) 49-37
12/8/23ColumbusStarkville(W) 59-56
11/18/23ColumbusKosciusko(W) 57-5011/7/23New HopeKosciusko(W) 63-44
12/22/23KosciuskoNew Hope(W) 68-45

Record Breakdown

Columbus (23-24)

New Hope (23-24)
19-11
Overall
26-3
6-7
League
12-0
13-2
Non-League
9-1
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
5-0
Common Opponent
4-0
11-3
Home
13-1
6-8
Away
11-0
2-0
Neutral
2-2
0-1
Playoff
1-1
18-11
In-State
23-3
1-0
Out-of-State
3-0