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The Starkville (MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against DeSoto Central (Southaven, MS) by a score of 68-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
DeSoto Central----53
Starkville----68
Final score provided by E. Green.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Starkville knocks off DeSoto Central

February 15, 2025: Southaven, MS 38672

The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Starkville Yellowjackets (Starkville, MS) and the host DeSoto Central Jaguars (Southaven, MS), observed Starkville's basketball team overcome DeSoto Central by a tally of 68-53.

The Yellowjackets now possess a 24-7 record. They play next when they travel to Madison Central for a non-league bout on Thursday, February 20. Starkville will play a Jaguars team coming off a 42-36 non-league win over Southaven (Southaven, MS). The Jaguars record now stands at 11-7.

With the loss, DeSoto Central falls to 21-10 on the campaign.

DSCHS vs Starkville Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 15, 2025 @ 5p
The Starkville (MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against DeSoto Central (Southaven, MS) by a score of 68-53.

Scoretracker Providers

Austin EldridgeJaguars All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

DeSoto Central (24-25)

MSClass
4212
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
21-109-38-311-32-4.677.7502,0381,692

Starkville (24-25)

MSClass
72
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
24-87-38-210-36-3.750.7001,7481,445

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
DeSoto Central
15.814.017.815.765.7
Starkville
16.511.015.517.554.6

Record Breakdown

DeSoto Central (24-25)

Starkville (24-25)

21-10
Overall
24-8
9-3
League
9-3
12-5
Non-League
11-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-2
Common Opponent
4-3
8-3
Home
8-2
11-3
Away
10-3
2-4
Neutral
6-3
0-2
Playoff
1-1
19-10
In-State
22-6
2-0
Out-of-State
2-2