Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

Neshoba Central Newton

Rockets

Tigers

The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 80-40.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Neshoba Central	23	21	21	15	80
Newton	4	23	7	6	40

Final score provided by J. Childs.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Newton (25-26)

Neshoba Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	80	36	73	49	53
0	JQ Hughes (Sr)	13	6	8	75	81
1	A. Hathorne (Jr)	5	2	3	67	83
2	Devin Griffin (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
3	Alex Thompson (Jr)	5	2	8	25	31
5	K. Thomas (Jr)	18	9	15	60	60
14	Kodi Thomas (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
15	Emjae Willis (Sr)	5	2	7	29	29
21	T. Shumake (Jr)	15	6	13	46	58
22	K. Thomas (Jr)	17	8	16	50	50

Newton

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	40	13	53	25	27
0	T. Townsend (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
2	Kaden Robinson (Jr)	19	6	21	29	36
3	ZaKarian Pugh (8th)	5	1	9	11	11
4	Kamerion Moore (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
5	J. Holder (Sr)	3	1	3	33	33
15	Jayden Tillman (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
21	Desmond Stevens (Fr)	4	2	6	33	33
23	Zy'Keem Wheaton (So)	0	0	1	0	0
24	Jimare Kincaid (So)	9	3	6	50	50

Neshoba Central

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	80	6	19	32	2	4	50	30	54	56
0	JQ Hughes (Sr)	13	1	1	100	0	0	0	5	7	71
1	A. Hathorne (Jr)	5	1	2	50	0	0	0	1	1	100
2	Devin Griffin (Sr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
3	Alex Thompson (Jr)	5	1	4	25	0	0	0	1	4	25
5	K. Thomas (Jr)	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	15	60
14	Kodi Thomas (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Emjae Willis (Sr)	5	0	3	0	1	2	50	2	4	50
21	T. Shumake (Jr)	15	3	7	43	0	0	0	3	6	50
22	K. Thomas (Jr)	17	0	1	0	1	1	100	8	15	53

Newton

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	40	3	19	16	11	15	73	10	34	29
0	T. Townsend (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Kaden Robinson (Jr)	19	3	13	23	4	5	80	3	8	38
3	ZaKarian Pugh (8th)	5	0	3	0	3	3	100	1	6	17
4	Kamerion Moore (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	J. Holder (Sr)	3	0	0	0	1	1	100	1	3	33
15	Jayden Tillman (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	Desmond Stevens (Fr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	33
23	Zy'Keem Wheaton (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Jimare Kincaid (So)	9	0	0	0	3	6	50	3	6	50

Neshoba Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	80	17	17	34	20	24	4	12	14
0	JQ Hughes (Sr)	13	1	2	3	2	4	0	2	0
1	A. Hathorne (Jr)	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1
2	Devin Griffin (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
3	Alex Thompson (Jr)	5	3	2	5	2	0	2	2	0
5	K. Thomas (Jr)	18	3	2	5	4	2	0	3	2
14	Kodi Thomas (Sr)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	Emjae Willis (Sr)	5	2	4	6	10	11	1	3	2
21	T. Shumake (Jr)	15	1	3	4	0	5	1	1	5
22	K. Thomas (Jr)	17	4	4	8	0	1	0	0	3

Newton

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	40	14	15	29	5	8	1	28	6
0	T. Townsend (Jr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
1	Bryson Thomas (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2	Kaden Robinson (Jr)	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
3	ZaKarian Pugh (8th)	5	3	1	4	1	1	0	6	0
4	Kamerion Moore (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
5	J. Holder (Sr)	3	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0
15	Jayden Tillman (Sr)	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	5	0
21	Desmond Stevens (Fr)	4	2	7	9	0	3	1	6	0
23	Zy'Keem Wheaton (So)	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0
24	Jimare Kincaid (So)	9	5	1	6	0	1	0	0	0

Neshoba Central

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.67	2.00	1.71	0.29	1	22
0	JQ Hughes (Sr)	1.00	2.00	4.00	0.00	0	3
1	A. Hathorne (Jr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
2	Devin Griffin (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	0
3	Alex Thompson (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	3
5	K. Thomas (Jr)	1.33	0.67	1.00	0.00	0	4
14	Kodi Thomas (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
15	Emjae Willis (Sr)	3.33	3.67	5.50	0.50	1	5
21	T. Shumake (Jr)	0.00	5.00	1.00	0.20	0	4
22	K. Thomas (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.33	0.00	0	1

Newton

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.18	0.29	1.33	0.17	1	12
1	Bryson Thomas (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
2	Kaden Robinson (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	4
3	ZaKarian Pugh (8th)	0.17	0.17	1.00	0.00	0	0
4	Kamerion Moore (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
5	J. Holder (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	2
15	Jayden Tillman (Sr)	0.40	0.40	2.00	0.00	0	0
21	Desmond Stevens (Fr)	0.00	0.50	3.00	1.00	0	3
23	Zy'Keem Wheaton (So)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
24	Jimare Kincaid (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1	0

Neshoba Central's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Newton's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton trounced by Neshoba Central

December 6, 2025: Newton, MS 39345

Neshoba Central Rockets (Philadelphia, MS) supporters left the game happy Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the host Newton Tigers (Newton, MS), 80-40 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Neshoba Central advances its record to 5-4 on the year. The Rockets host Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS) to face the Trojans in a non-league match on Tuesday, December 9. The Trojans enter the match with a record of 4-4. Northeast Lauderdale lost 46-43 in their recent non-league match against Provine (Jackson, MS)

The Tigers now have a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Kemper County for a non-league contest on Friday, December 12.

NCHS @ Newton Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 6, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 80-40.

Scoretracker Providers

Rankings & Records

Neshoba Central (25-26)

MS	Class
76	11

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
6-4	4-0	2-4	.600	622	523

Newton (25-26)

MS	Class
222	24

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
2-5	2-1	0-4	.286	383	449

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Neshoba Central	18.3	16.0	15.9	16.9	62.2
Newton	12.0	11.4	10.2	15.4	54.7

Team Stat Comparison

Neshoba Central		Newton
60.2	Points Per Game	54.7
30.5	Rebounds Per Game	31.6
14.1	Assists Per Game	9.1
9.7	Steals Per Game	12.6
3.1	Blocks Per Game	2.7

Team Leaders

Neshoba Central		Newton	National Avg.
#5 Kendarius Thomas14.8	Points Per Game	#2 Kaden Robinson25.4	5.3
#22 Kendarian Thomas6.6	Rebounds Per Game	#12 Jaden Reed8.4	2.9
#15 Emjae Willis5.7	Assists Per Game	#15 Jayden Tillman2.0	1.1
#15 Emjae Willis3.1	Steals Per Game	#2 Kaden Robinson3.4	1.0
#21 Tae'Shaun Shumake1.2	Blocks Per Game	#12 Jaden Reed1.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Neshoba Central	1-0		Newton	0-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
11/4/25	Neshoba Central	Newton County	(W) 78-53		1/19/26	Newton	Newton County
12/29/25	Newton County	Neshoba Central

Record Breakdown

Neshoba Central (25-26)		Newton (25-26)
6-4	Overall	2-5
0-0	League	0-0
6-4	Non-League	2-5
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-0	Common Opponent	0-0
4-0	Home	2-1
2-4	Away	0-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
5-4	In-State	2-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0