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The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 79-44.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Choctaw Central	-	-	-	-	79
Newton County	-	-	-	-	44

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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton County trounced by Choctaw Central

February 6, 2025: Decatur, MS 39327

The Newton County Cougars basketball squad (Decatur, MS), was crushed 79-44 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Choctaw Central Warriors (Philadelphia, MS)

With the victory, Choctaw Central advances its record to 15-12 on the year. The Warriors travel to Leake Central (Carthage, MS) to meet the Gators in a 4A Region 4 battle on Friday, February 7. The Gators enter the battle with a record of 20-7. Leake Central won 69-59 in their recent league battle against Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS)

The Cougars now own a 12-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northeast Lauderdale for a non-league battle on Friday, February 7. Newton County will meet a Trojans squad coming off a 69-59 league loss to Leake Central (Carthage, MS). The Trojans record now stands at 14-12.

CCHS @ Newton County Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 6, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 79-44.

Rankings & Records

Choctaw Central (24-25)

MS	Class
23	4

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
18-13	5-5	8-4	4-8	6-1	.581	.500	1,894	1,722

Newton County (24-25)

MS	Class
52	10

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
15-9	4-5	6-3	5-5	4-1	.625	.444	1,418	1,272

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Choctaw Central	14.8	14.9	16.3	17.3	7.0	14.0	61.1
Newton County	16.0	22.0	5.0	28.0	-	-	59.1

Head-to-Head

Choctaw Central won on 1/3/2025

1/3 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Choctaw Central - - - - 75
Newton County - - - - 72

The Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 75-72.
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Newton County won on 1/25/2025

1/25 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Newton County - - - - 57
Choctaw Central - - - - 51

The Newton County (Decatur, MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 57-51.
Box score
Choctaw Central won on 2/6/2025

2/6 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Choctaw Central - - - - 79
Newton County - - - - 44

The Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 79-44.
Box score
Choctaw Central won on 2/20/2025

2/20 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Choctaw Central - - - - 66
Newton County - - - - 55

The Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 66-55.
Box score

1/3 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Choctaw Central	-	-	-	-	75
Newton County	-	-	-	-	72

1/25	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Newton County	-	-	-	-	57
Choctaw Central	-	-	-	-	51

2/20 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Choctaw Central	-	-	-	-	66
Newton County	-	-	-	-	55

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Choctaw Central	5-4		Newton County	4-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/14/24	Choctaw Central	Neshoba Central	(W) 63-45	12/27/24	Newton County	Neshoba Central	(L) 76-65
12/17/24	Neshoba Central	Choctaw Central	(W) 74-53
12/30/24	Northeast Lauderdale	Choctaw Central	(W) 59-49	1/13/25	Northeast Lauderdale	Newton County	(L) 49-42
1/17/25	Choctaw Central	Northeast Lauderdale	(L) 71-55	1/28/25	Newton County	Northeast Lauderdale	(L) 64-62
				2/7/25	Newton County	Northeast Lauderdale	(W) 52-47
1/10/25	West Lauderdale	Choctaw Central		1/7/25	West Lauderdale	Newton County	(W) 66-57
1/23/25	West Lauderdale	Choctaw Central	(W) 57-38	1/24/25	Newton County	West Lauderdale	(W) 52-42
1/28/25	Choctaw Central	West Lauderdale	(L) 72-66
1/14/25	Choctaw Central	Leake Central	(L) 79-57	12/30/24	Newton County	Leake Central	(L) 82-64
1/31/25	Leake Central	Choctaw Central	(W) 53-50	1/17/25	Leake Central	Newton County	(W) 67-60
2/7/25	Choctaw Central	Leake Central	(L) 66-60

Record Breakdown

C Choctaw Central (24-25)		Newton County (24-25)
18-13	Overall	15-9
5-5	League	4-5
7-6	Non-League	8-3
3-1	Head to Head	1-3
5-4	Common Opponent	4-4
8-4	Home	6-3
4-8	Away	5-5
6-1	Neutral	4-1
3-1	Playoff	2-1
18-13	In-State	15-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0