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The Leake Academy (Madden, MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral conference tournament game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 32-29.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Simpson Academy	7	6	9	7	29
Leake Academy	8	8	8	8	32

Final score provided by W. Mullins.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Simpson Academy (22-23)

Simpson Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Leake Academy (22-23)

Leake Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	32	15	29	52	52
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	15	7	12	58	58
11	Jack Harkins (So)	2	1	2	50	50
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0	0	4	0	0
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	6	3	3	100	100
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	7	3	4	75	75
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0

Leake Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	32	2	7	29	15	29	52
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	15	1	3	33	7	12	58
11	Jack Harkins (So)	2	0	0	0	1	2	50
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0	0	2	0	0	4	0
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	6	0	0	0	3	3	100
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	2	0	0	0	1	2	50
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	7	1	2	50	3	4	75
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Leake Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	32	3	8	11	12	5	1	12	5
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	15	2	0	2	4	1	0	2	0
11	Jack Harkins (So)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	1
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	6	0	3	3	4	0	0	2	2
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	2	1	3	4	2	1	0	1	2
22	Lucas Thomas (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	7	0	2	2	0	1	1	3	0

Leake Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.00	0.42	1.00	0.20	1	9
5	Aiden Watkins (Sr)	2.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	0	1
11	Jack Harkins (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	1
12	Matthew Nowell (So)	1.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	0	1
15	Whitt Welch (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
21	Ben Jackson (Jr)	2.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0	2
25	Samuel Prince (Fr)	0.00	0.33	1.00	1.00	1	1
33	Sam Evans (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Leake Academy holds off Simpson Academy

February 4, 2023: Mendenhall, MS 39114

Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Leake Academy Rebels (Madden, MS) and the host Simpson Academy Cougars (Mendenhall, MS), saw Leake Academy's basketball squad hold off Simpson Academy by a tally of 32-29.

With the victory, Leake Academy improves its record to 20-11 on the campaign.

Next up, the Cougars confront the Starkville Academy Volunteers (Starkville, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 8. Simpson Academy will attempt to improve on its 19-7 season record. The Volunteers come into the challenge with a 15-9 record after their 65-61 league loss to Heritage Academy (Columbus, MS).

SA vs Leake Academy Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 4, 2023 @ 4p

District 2-5A Tournament

The Leake Academy (Madden, MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral conference tournament game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 32-29.

Rankings & Records

Simpson Academy (22-23)

MS	Class
38	2

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
27-8	10-0	13-3	7-2	7-3	.771	1.000	2,141	1,490

Leake Academy (22-23)

MS	Class
130	8

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
21-14	7-3	6-2	5-8	10-4	.600	.700	1,811	1,563

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Simpson Academy	17.7	15.9	14.0	12.2	12.0	61.2
Leake Academy	11.0	15.0	13.4	13.0	-	51.7

Head-to-Head

Simpson Academy won on 1/6/2023

1/6 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Leake Academy 4 5 7 8 24
Simpson Academy 11 14 20 16 61

The Leake Academy (Madden, MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) by a score of 61-24.
Box score
Simpson Academy won on 1/24/2023

1/24 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Simpson Academy 20 9 18 13 60
Leake Academy 9 21 9 12 51

The Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Leake Academy (Madden, MS) by a score of 60-51.
Box score
Leake Academy won on 2/4/2023

2/4 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Simpson Academy 7 6 9 7 29
Leake Academy 8 8 8 8 32

The Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral conference tournament game against Leake Academy (Madden, MS) by a score of 32-29.
Box score

1/6 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Leake Academy	4	5	7	8	24
Simpson Academy	11	14	20	16	61

1/24 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Simpson Academy	20	9	18	13	60
Leake Academy	9	21	9	12	51

Team Stat Comparison

Simpson Academy		Leake Academy
-	Points Per Game	50.5
-	Rebounds Per Game	28.5
-	Assists Per Game	14.8
-	Steals Per Game	10.5
-	Blocks Per Game	2.4

Team Leaders

Simpson Academy		Leake Academy	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#25 Samuel Prince16.5	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#5 Aiden Watkins5.1	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#11 Jack Harkins2.4	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#25 Samuel Prince2.6	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#25 Samuel Prince0.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Simpson Academy	18-2		Leake Academy	9-11

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/8/22	Pillow Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 63-24	11/15/22	Pillow Academy	Leake Academy	(W) 60-35
11/21/22	Pillow Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 64-49	12/1/22	Leake Academy	Pillow Academy	(L) 45-44
11/28/22	Simpson Academy	Copiah Academy	(W) 80-63	11/3/22	Leake Academy	Copiah Academy	(L) 70-51
12/6/22	Simpson Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 73-30	12/16/22	East Rankin Academy	Leake Academy	(W) 67-35
1/10/23	East Rankin Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 84-31	1/17/23	Leake Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 66-23
2/2/23	Simpson Academy	East Rankin Academy	(W) 80-48
12/9/22	Simpson Academy	Winston Academy	(W) 66-33	1/3/23	Winston Academy	Leake Academy	(W) 55-22
1/13/23	Winston Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 69-23	1/20/23	Leake Academy	Winston Academy	(W) 57-40
12/15/22	Lamar	Simpson Academy	(W) 81-66	12/9/22	Leake Academy	Lamar	(W) 65-50
1/17/23	Simpson Academy	Lamar	(W) 64-22	1/13/23	Lamar	Leake Academy	(W) 45-38
				2/2/23	Lamar	Leake Academy	(W) 58-47
12/16/22	Simpson Academy	Jackson Prep	(L) 56-37	12/10/22	Leake Academy	Jackson Prep	(L) 52-32
2/27/23	Jackson Prep	Simpson Academy	(L) 56-42
1/3/23	Simpson Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(W) 74-27	12/5/22	Park Place Christian Academy	Leake Academy	(L) 60-58
1/20/23	Park Place Christian Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 71-28	1/10/23	Leake Academy	Park Place Christian Academy	(W) 56-42
2/8/23	Starkville Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 49-33	11/14/22	Leake Academy	Starkville Academy	(L) 58-47
2/10/23	Heritage Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 37-34	2/11/23	Leake Academy	Heritage Academy	(L) 50-38
2/11/23	Magnolia Heights	Simpson Academy	(W) 46-27	2/10/23	Magnolia Heights	Leake Academy	(L) 48-45
2/17/23	St. Joseph Catholic	Simpson Academy	(W) 50-38	11/10/22	Leake Academy	St. Joseph Catholic	(L) 60-42
				1/16/23	St. Joseph Catholic	Leake Academy	(L) 47-28
2/18/23	Oak Forest Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 60-50	2/14/23	Oak Forest Academy	Leake Academy	(L) 60-38
2/23/23	Jackson Academy	Simpson Academy	(W) 53-42	11/8/22	Leake Academy	Jackson Academy	(L) 79-36

Record Breakdown

Simpson Academy (22-23)		Leake Academy (22-23)
27-8	Overall	21-14
11-1	League	9-3
6-5	Non-League	3-8
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
18-2	Common Opponent	9-11
13-3	Home	6-2
7-2	Away	5-8
7-3	Neutral	10-4
8-1	Playoff	1-3
22-7	In-State	18-13
5-1	Out-of-State	3-1