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ColumbusNeshoba Central
Falcons
56
Rockets
53

The Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral playoff game against Columbus (MS) by a score of 56-53.

This game is a part of the "2023 MHSAA Boys Basketball Championships (Mississippi) - Boys 5A" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbus----56
Neshoba Central----53
Final score provided by B. Morrow.
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Game Stats

Columbus (22-23)

Columbus has not entered stats for this game.

Neshoba Central (22-23)

Neshoba Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals53
2Zae Goodin (Sr)4
3P. Williams (Sr)5
5Isaiah Newton (Jr)2
5Elijah Ruffin (Sr)4
12W. Dreifuss (Sr)5
15G. Breedlove (Sr)10
22C. Whitfield (Sr)2
24Jordan Ben (Jr)21
Neshoba Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals53
2Zae Goodin (Sr)4
3P. Williams (Sr)5
5Isaiah Newton (Jr)2
5Elijah Ruffin (Sr)4
12W. Dreifuss (Sr)5
15G. Breedlove (Sr)10
22C. Whitfield (Sr)2
24Jordan Ben (Jr)21
Neshoba Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals53
2Zae Goodin (Sr)4
3P. Williams (Sr)5
5Isaiah Newton (Jr)2
5Elijah Ruffin (Sr)4
12W. Dreifuss (Sr)5
15G. Breedlove (Sr)10
22C. Whitfield (Sr)2
24Jordan Ben (Jr)21

Recap Video

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Neshoba Central can't hold off Columbus

February 14, 2023: Columbus, MS 39702

The Neshoba Central Rockets basketball team (Philadelphia, MS), was nudged 56-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Columbus Falcons (Columbus, MS)

The Falcons now sport a 10-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cleveland Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 18. Columbus will battle a Wolves team coming off a 57-49 non-league win over Lake Cormorant (Lake Cormorant, MS). The Wolves record now stands at 22-7.

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon 2 Steals vs Neshoba Central 0:22
  • Play video icon 2 Blocks vs Neshoba Central 0:22

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Rankings & Records

Columbus (22-23)

MSReg.
7015
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
10-140-72-63-45-4.417.0001,4101,450

Neshoba Central (22-23)

MSReg.
286
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
21-84-211-27-33-3.724.6671,7481,460

Team Scoring Averages

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Columbus		25.023.013.012.0-58.8
Neshoba Central		13.415.716.715.110.060.3

Columbus Videos

Neshoba Central Videos

  • Play video icon Highlight of Water Valley High School 0:08
  • Play video icon Highlight of Northeast Lauderdale High School 0:07

Team Stat Comparison

ColumbusNeshoba Central
-Points Per Game59.7

Team Leaders

ColumbusNeshoba CentralNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#3 Patsden Williams12.84.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Columbus3-4Neshoba Central5-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
10/29/22RidgelandColumbus(W) 64-591/6/23Neshoba CentralRidgeland(L) 62-57
1/20/23RidgelandNeshoba Central(W) 63-57
2/7/23RidgelandNeshoba Central(W) 61-53
11/5/22Holmes County CentralColumbus(L) 50-491/3/23Neshoba CentralHolmes County Central(W) 65-63
1/24/23Holmes County CentralNeshoba Central(W) 49-39
11/8/22LouisvilleColumbus(W) 72-4210/29/22Neshoba CentralLouisville(W) 68-51
12/16/22ColumbusLouisville(W) 56-50
1/6/23New HopeColumbus(L) 63-5212/6/22New HopeNeshoba Central(L) 57-53
1/20/23ColumbusNew Hope(L) 91-83
2/6/23ColumbusNew Hope(L) 63-54

Record Breakdown

Columbus (22-23)

Neshoba Central (22-23)
10-14
Overall
21-8
0-7
League
5-3
6-6
Non-League
12-2
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-4
Common Opponent
5-2
2-6
Home
11-2
3-4
Away
7-3
5-4
Neutral
3-3
1-1
Playoff
0-1
10-13
In-State
20-7
0-1
Out-of-State
0-1