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Northeast JonesMorton

Tigers
31
Panthers
52

The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) by a score of 52-31.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northeast Jones----31
Morton----52
Final score provided by M. Bowie.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Northeast Jones trounced by Morton

February 6, 2025: Morton, MS 39117

The Northeast Jones Tigers basketball squad (Laurel, MS), was crushed 52-31 in Thursday's league battle with the host Morton Panthers (Morton, MS)

With the victory, Morton advances its record to 17-7 on the year. The Panthers travel to Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS) to meet the Tigers in a non-league battle on Friday, February 7. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 17-6. Mendenhall won 62-60 in their recent league battle against Quitman (Quitman, MS)

The Tigers now own a 5-20 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pass Christian for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 11. Northeast Jones will meet a Pirates squad coming off a 52-49 non-league win over Greene County (Leakesville, MS). The Pirates record now stands at 19-9.

NJHS @ Morton Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 6, 2025 @ 5:30p
The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) by a score of 52-31.

Rankings & Records

Northeast Jones (24-25)

MSClass
21736
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
5-212-83-61-111-4.192.2001,0071,496

Morton (24-25)

MSClass
305
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
22-88-113-06-73-1.733.8891,5871,323

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northeast Jones		5.04.36.010.738.7
Morton		11.812.911.316.852.9

Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 1/9/2025
    1/9 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Northeast Jones----27
    Morton----73

    The Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 73-27.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/28/2025
    1/28 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----56
    Northeast Jones----43

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) by a score of 56-43.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 2/6/2025
    2/6 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Northeast Jones----31
    Morton----52

    The Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 52-31.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Northeast Jones2-7Morton9-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/5/24Bay SpringsNortheast Jones(L) 72-1411/25/24MortonBay Springs(W) 53-46
12/14/24MeridianNortheast Jones11/26/24MortonMeridian(L) 55-49
12/19/24Northeast JonesMendenhall(L) 72-331/14/25MendenhallMorton(W) 60-45
1/17/25MendenhallNortheast Jones(L) 66-241/31/25MortonMendenhall(L) 54-52
2/7/25MendenhallMorton(W) 43-37
1/3/25QuitmanNortheast Jones(L) 53-4412/30/24QuitmanMorton(W) 75-41
1/21/25Northeast JonesQuitman1/17/25MortonQuitman(W) 51-44
1/27/25Northeast JonesQuitman(L) 64-34
1/7/25Northeast JonesForest(L) 46-2912/19/24ForestMorton(W) 52-30
1/24/25ForestNortheast Jones(W) 43-351/3/25ForestMorton(W) 63-41
2/4/25Northeast JonesForest(W) 59-451/23/25MortonForest(W) 28-23
2/11/25Northeast JonesPass Christian(L) 74-242/22/25Pass ChristianMorton(W) 38-32

Record Breakdown

Northeast Jones (24-25)

Morton (24-25)
5-21
Overall
22-8
2-8
League
8-1
2-9
Non-League
5-5
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
2-7
Common Opponent
9-2
3-6
Home
13-0
1-11
Away
6-7
1-4
Neutral
3-1
0-1
Playoff
4-1
5-21
In-State
22-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0