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NatchezWayne County
Bulldogs
34
War Eagles
41

The Wayne County (Waynesboro, MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home playoff game against Natchez (MS) by a score of 41-34.

This game is a part of the "2024 MHSAA Boys Basketball Championships (Mississippi) - Boys 5A" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Natchez----34
Wayne County----41
Final score provided by J. Mclaurin.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Natchez nipped by Wayne County

February 17, 2024: Waynesboro, MS 39367

The Wayne County War Eagles tipped the visiting Natchez Bulldogs basketball team by a final score of 41-34 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the War Eagles face the South Jones Braves (Ellisville, MS) in a non-league game, on Saturday, February 24. Wayne County will attempt to move on its 21-5 season record. The Braves enter the game with a 16-10 record after their 50-46 non-league win over Stone (Wiggins, MS).

With the defeat, Natchez moves to 14-14 on the year.

Scoretracker Providers

Ramone MitchellWar Eagles Reporter

Rankings & Records

Natchez (23-24)

MSReg.
10613
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
14-144-79-45-90-1.500.3641,4131,409

Wayne County (23-24)

MSReg.
718
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
22-611-110-311-21-1.786.9171,5371,238

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Natchez		12.411.113.313.310.050.5
Wayne County		12.58.818.011.3-54.9

Team Stat Comparison

NatchezWayne County
45.6Points Per Game-
20.8Rebounds Per Game-
7.6Assists Per Game-
8.9Steals Per Game-
3.4Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

NatchezWayne CountyNational Avg.
#1 Ronald Ellis Jr15.0Points Per Game
-
4.9
#5 Presten Jackson6.2Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#3 Daylan Haywood3.0Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#3 Daylan Haywood2.2Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#0 Keylan Smith3.0Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Natchez3-1Wayne County2-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/21/23NatchezNorth Pike(W) 52-4511/21/23Wayne CountyNorth Pike(W) 65-32
1/18/24North PikeNatchez(W) 38-31
1/19/24NatchezSouth Jones(L) 53-3011/7/23Wayne CountySouth Jones(L) 60-52
2/2/24South JonesNatchez(W) 52-502/23/24South JonesWayne County(W) 62-47

Record Breakdown

Natchez (23-24)

Wayne County (23-24)
14-14
Overall
22-6
5-8
League
11-1
9-4
Non-League
7-4
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
3-1
Common Opponent
2-1
9-4
Home
10-3
5-9
Away
11-2
0-1
Neutral
1-1
0-1
Playoff
2-1
13-14
In-State
22-6
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0