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MeridianBrandon

Wildcats
36
Bulldogs
53

The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 53-36.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian----36
Brandon----53
Final score provided by B. Morey.
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Game Stats

Meridian (24-25)

Meridian has not entered stats for this game.

Brandon (24-25)

Brandon

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5321415160
0Elijah Morey (Jr)9466767
2Joshua Purry (Jr)5245063
3Kenneth Gray (Jr)522100125
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)8356080
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)8393333
12Harlando Cavett (So)10100
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)177135465
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)00100
Brandon

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals53715474757142654
0Elijah Morey (Jr)900012504667
2Joshua Purry (Jr)5133300011100
3Kenneth Gray (Jr)51110000011100
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)8221000001333
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)803023673650
12Harlando Cavett (So)10001250010
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)1736500004757
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)0000000010
Brandon

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals533182116100118
0Elijah Morey (Jr)916730012
2Joshua Purry (Jr)501102001
3Kenneth Gray (Jr)504420010
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)800012011
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)802232020
12Harlando Cavett (So)103343010
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)1722431032
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)000000022
Brandon

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.460.911.250.0009
0Elijah Morey (Jr)3.000.000.000.0001
2Joshua Purry (Jr)0.002.002.000.0000
3Kenneth Gray (Jr)2.000.000.000.0001
4Rufus Sampson (Sr)1.002.002.000.0001
5Braylon Barnes (Sr)1.501.002.000.0002
12Harlando Cavett (So)4.003.003.000.0001
14Braelyn Bailey (Jr)1.000.330.500.0002
24Josiah Jackson (Jr)0.000.000.000.0001

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Brandon bests Meridian

February 20, 2025: Meridian, MS 39305

The Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS) basketball toppled the host Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS), 53-36 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 19-12 record. They play next when they travel to Madison Central for a non-league bout on Monday, February 24. Brandon will play a Jaguars team coming off a 54-52 non-league win over Starkville (Starkville, MS). The Jaguars record now stands at 12-7.

With the loss, Meridian falls to 15-12 on the campaign.

Players of the Game

Meridian (24-25)

Meridian has not selected any Players of the Game.

Brandon (24-25)

Congratulations to #14 Braelyn Bailey for being selected the Brandon Basketball Player of the Game.

Meridian vs Brandon Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 20, 2025 @ 6p
The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 53-36.

Rankings & Records

Meridian (24-25)

MSClass
3511
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
15-127-28-66-41-2.556.7781,3831,366

Brandon (24-25)

MSClass
279
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
19-138-26-46-57-4.594.8001,8101,615

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Meridian		9.88.017.89.58.051.2
Brandon		14.115.514.213.35.056.6

Head-to-Head

  • Brandon won on 1/10/2025
    1/10 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Brandon1414131657
    Meridian91421852

    The Brandon (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 57-52.

    Box score
  • Meridian won on 1/28/2025
    1/28 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Meridian1571512655
    Brandon1315912554

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Brandon (MS) in overtime by a score of 55-54.

    Box score
  • Brandon won on 2/6/2025
    2/6 @ 5:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian827724
    Brandon181316653

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 53-24.

    Box score
  • Brandon won on 2/20/2025
    2/20 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----36
    Brandon----53

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against Brandon (MS) by a score of 53-36.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MeridianBrandon
-Points Per Game55.2
-Rebounds Per Game30.0
-Assists Per Game11.4
-Steals Per Game8.5
-Blocks Per Game2.7

Team Leaders

MeridianBrandonNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#5 Braylon Barnes21.24.9
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Rebounds Per Game#0 Elijah Morey6.82.6
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Assists Per Game#4 Rufus Sampson3.71.0
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Steals Per Game#5 Braylon Barnes1.90.8
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Blocks Per Game#14 Braelyn Bailey0.80.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian9-2Brandon6-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/24Madison CentralMeridian(L) 56-4112/20/24BrandonMadison Central(L) 54-46
2/24/25BrandonMadison Central(L) 57-44
12/3/24MeridianRaymond(W) 53-4111/9/24BrandonRaymond(L) 53-47
12/13/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 51-431/7/25Oak GroveBrandon(W) 66-30
1/17/25MeridianOak Grove(W) 58-471/24/25BrandonOak Grove(W) 57-31
12/27/24MeridianClinton(W) 50-4411/19/24ClintonBrandon(L) 73-57
1/4/25Ocean SpringsMeridian(W) 51-442/15/25Ocean SpringsBrandon(W) 59-55
1/7/25MeridianPetal(W) 65-4712/10/24BrandonPetal(W) 61-50
1/24/25PetalMeridian(W) 68-531/14/25PetalBrandon(W) 64-55
2/4/25PetalMeridian(W) 51-37
1/21/25PearlMeridian(W) 42-3812/13/24PearlBrandon(W) 58-56
1/31/25MeridianPearl(L) 59-431/17/25BrandonPearl(L) 73-70
2/7/25BrandonPearl(L) 64-54

Record Breakdown

Meridian (24-25)

Brandon (24-25)
15-12
Overall
19-13
7-2
League
8-3
4-6
Non-League
6-9
1-3
Head to Head
3-1
9-2
Common Opponent
6-6
8-6
Home
6-4
6-4
Away
6-5
1-2
Neutral
7-4
1-1
Playoff
2-1
15-12
In-State
19-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0