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ForestNewton

Bearcats
48
Tigers
64

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

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Forest----48
Newton----64
Final score provided by J. Hardy.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Forest topped by Newton

December 8, 2023: Newton, MS 39345

The Newton Tigers basketball team scored 64 points and restricted the visiting Forest Bearcats to 48 in the Tigers non-league victory on Friday.

The Tigers now sport a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Northeast Jones for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 9. Newton will battle a Tigers team coming off a 54-49 non-league loss to Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS). The Tigers record now stands at 3-6.

The Bearcats (3-5) will now prepare for their contest against Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS). The Whippets come into the non-league contest with a 6-3 record. In their last contest, Kosciusko prevailed over Leake Central (Carthage, MS), 49-44, in a non-league contest.

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    Game Started
    Forest
    Bearcats
    0 - 0
    Newton
    Tigers
    Posted @ 7:50p

  2. J. Harris

    End of 1st Quarter
    Forest
    Bearcats
    12 - 22
    Newton
    Tigers

  3. J. Harris

    End of 2nd Quarter
    Forest
    Bearcats
    30 - 42
    Newton
    Tigers

  4. J. Harris

    End of 3rd Quarter
    Forest
    Bearcats
    44 - 49
    Newton
    Tigers

  5. J. Harris

    4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
    Forest
    Bearcats
    46 - 61
    Newton
    Tigers

  6. J. Harris

    End of 4th Quarter
    Forest
    Bearcats
    46 - 64
    Newton
    Tigers

  7. J. Hardy

    Final
    Forest
    Bearcats
    48 - 64
    Newton
    Tigers
    Posted @ 9:47p

Forest @ Newton Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 8, 2023 @ 7:30p
The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 64-48.

Rankings & Records

Forest (23-24)

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

Newton (23-24)

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

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Forest		6.38.310.729.348.3
Newton		19.021.521.016.560.3

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.
Forest5-4Newton7-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23Southeast LauderdaleForest(W) 54-5012/1/23NewtonSoutheast Lauderdale(W) 46-43
12/5/23ForestScott Central(W) 50-321/2/24NewtonScott Central(W) 56-48
12/12/23Scott CentralForest(L) 47-451/26/24Scott CentralNewton(W) 52-46
12/15/23LakeForest(W) 50-321/16/24LakeNewton
1/22/24LakeNewton(W) 81-55
1/30/24NewtonLake(W) 62-48
1/9/24Northeast JonesForest(W) 58-4012/9/23Northeast JonesNewton(W) 53-40
1/26/24ForestNortheast Jones(W) 52-45
2/6/24Northeast JonesForest
1/12/24MendenhallForest(L) 48-301/13/24NewtonMendenhall(W) 62-59
1/30/24ForestMendenhall(L) 68-44
2/9/24ForestMendenhall(L) 51-37

Record Breakdown

Forest (23-24)

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