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St. JosephCentral

Bears
40
Bearcats
43

The Central (Battle Creek, MI) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against St. Joseph (MI) by a score of 43-40.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
St. Joseph----40
Central----43
Final score provided by B. Schoen.
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Game Story

Michigan High School Basketball - St. Joseph can't hold off Central

December 9, 2022: Battle Creek, MI 49017

The St. Joseph Bears basketball team (St. Joseph, MI), was nudged 43-40 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI)

The Bearcats now possess a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Holt for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 10. Central will battle a Rams team coming off a 56-45 league loss to Waverly (Lansing, MI). The Rams record now stands at 0-1.

The Bears (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI). The Maroon Giants come into the Southwestern Michigan - East battle with a 1-0 record. In their last battle, Kalamazoo Central edged Lakeview (Battle Creek, MI), 60-39, in a league battle.

St. Joseph @ Central Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 9, 2022 @ 7:15p
Central High School - Battle Creek
The Central (Battle Creek, MI) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against St. Joseph (MI) by a score of 43-40.

Rankings & Records

St. Joseph (22-23)

MIClass
10661
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
16-86-310-15-61-1.667.6671,3851,175

Central (22-23)

MIClass
9557
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
17-84-311-35-41-1.680.5711,3251,162

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
St. Joseph		11.316.015.315.32.057.7
Central		11.014.012.511.3-53.0

Head-to-Head

  • Central won on 12/9/2022
    12/9 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    St. Joseph----40
    Central----43

    The St. Joseph (MI) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Central (Battle Creek, MI) by a score of 43-40.

    Box score
  • St. Joseph won on 1/26/2023
    1/26 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Central----47
    St. Joseph----77

    The Central (Battle Creek, MI) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against St. Joseph (MI) by a score of 77-47.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
St. Joseph10-6Central10-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/22Harper CreekSt. Joseph(W) 58-321/23/23CentralHarper Creek(W) 55-43
3/10/23Harper CreekCentral(W) 44-32
12/13/22Kalamazoo CentralSt. Joseph(L) 51-431/19/23CentralKalamazoo Central(L) 63-51
3/8/23Kalamazoo CentralSt. Joseph(L) 61-56
12/15/22St. JosephLakeshore(W) 58-5312/13/22LakeshoreCentral(W) 52-28
2/3/23LakeshoreSt. Joseph(W) 58-43
1/9/23St. JosephBenton Harbor(L) 57-541/30/23Benton HarborCentral(L) 71-54
1/12/23Portage NorthernSt. Joseph(W) 60-451/24/23CentralPortage Northern(W) 44-34
2/17/23St. JosephPortage Northern(W) 75-54
3/6/23Portage NorthernSt. Joseph(W) 66-58
1/17/23St. JosephLakeview(W) 46-4212/15/22CentralLakeview(L) 51-50
2/3/23LakeviewCentral(L) 49-42
1/20/23Portage CentralSt. Joseph(W) 57-422/7/23Portage CentralCentral(W) 58-49
2/24/23St. JosephPortage Central(L) 65-59
2/7/23Gull LakeSt. Joseph(W) 77-622/10/23CentralGull Lake(W) 56-53
2/20/23Gull LakeCentral(W) 63-48
3/8/23Gull LakeCentral(W) 62-47
2/9/23MattawanSt. Joseph(W) 50-471/17/23MattawanCentral(L) 62-56
2/25/23St. JosephMattawan(L) 60-53
3/2/23St. JosephNorrix(L) 52-471/12/23CentralNorrix(W) 63-26
2/16/23NorrixCentral(W) 52-42

Record Breakdown

St. Joseph (22-23)

Central (22-23)
16-8
Overall
17-8
6-3
League
4-3
9-4
Non-League
10-4
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
10-6
Common Opponent
10-5
10-1
Home
11-3
5-6
Away
5-4
1-1
Neutral
1-1
0-0
Playoff
0-1
16-8
In-State
17-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0