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ColumbusStarkville

Falcons
59
Yellowjackets
56

The Starkville (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 59-56.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbus----59
Starkville----56
Final score provided by T. Hamilton.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Columbus edges Starkville

December 8, 2023: Starkville, MS 39759

The Columbus Falcons (Columbus, MS) basketball nipped the host Starkville Yellowjackets (Starkville, MS), 59-56 in Friday's non-league test.

The Falcons (9-1) will now prepare for their test against Horn Lake (Horn Lake, MS). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 6-6 record. In their last test, Horn Lake got by Lewisburg (Olive Branch, MS), 50-42, in a league test.

The Yellowjackets now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Northwest Rankin for a non-league test on Saturday, December 9. Starkville will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 69-47 non-league loss to Morton (Morton, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 3-8.

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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    Columbus
    Falcons
    0 - 0
    Starkville
    Yellowjackets
    Posted @ 9:25p

  2. T. Hamilton

    End of 4th Quarter
    Columbus
    Falcons
    59 - 56
    Starkville
    Yellowjackets

  3. E. Green

    End of 4th Quarter
    Columbus
    Falcons
    59 - 56
    Starkville
    Yellowjackets

  4. T. Hamilton

    Final
    Columbus
    Falcons
    59 - 56
    Starkville
    Yellowjackets
    Posted @ 4:05p

Columbus @ Starkville Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 8, 2023 @ 7:30p
The Starkville (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 59-56.

Rankings & Records

Columbus (23-24)

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

Starkville (23-24)

MSClass
244
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-128-212-55-41-3.600.8001,6071,432

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Columbus		15.213.614.218.67.061.3
Starkville		11.59.89.015.3-53.6

Head-to-Head

  • Columbus won on 11/16/2023
    11/16 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Starkville----50
    Columbus----57

    The Starkville (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 57-50.

    Box score
  • Columbus won on 12/8/2023
    12/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Columbus----59
    Starkville----56

    The Columbus (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Starkville (MS) by a score of 59-56.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Columbus6-4Starkville3-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/7/23MeridianColumbus(W) 71-5911/9/23StarkvilleMeridian(W) 42-40
12/19/23ColumbusMeridian(L) 55-47
11/9/23LouisvilleColumbus(W) 74-5612/5/23LouisvilleStarkville(W) 68-59
11/30/23ColumbusLouisville(W) 64-50
12/12/23ColumbusTupelo(W) 57-551/25/24TupeloStarkville(W) 68-52
2/2/24StarkvilleTupelo(L) 61-59
12/16/23New HopeColumbus(L) 55-4812/1/23StarkvilleNew Hope(L) 49-37
12/29/23ColumbusNew Hope(W) 57-54
1/2/24RidgelandColumbus(W) 75-7212/23/23StarkvilleRidgeland(L) 43-39
1/27/24ColumbusRidgeland(L) 68-61
2/8/24ColumbusRidgeland(L) 62-58

Record Breakdown

Columbus (23-24)

Starkville (23-24)
19-11
Overall
18-12
6-7
League
9-3
13-2
Non-League
6-7
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
6-4
Common Opponent
3-3
11-3
Home
12-5
6-8
Away
5-4
2-0
Neutral
1-3
0-1
Playoff
1-1
18-11
In-State
17-12
1-0
Out-of-State
1-0