Mississippi High School Basketball - Northeast Jones beat Laurel
January 31, 2006: Laurel, MS 39443 The Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS) basketball beat the visiting Laurel Golden Tornadoes (Laurel, MS), 52-36 in Tuesday's non-league game.
The Tigers now own a 17-8 record. They play next when they travel to West Jones for a 4A Region 5 game on Friday, February 3. Northeast Jones will meet a Mustangs team coming off a 77-63 non-league loss to Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS). The Mustangs record now stands at 9-8.
The Golden Tornadoes (2-12) will now prepare for their game against West Jones (Laurel, MS). The Mustangs enter the 4A Region 5 game with a 9-8 record. In their last game, West Jones went down by Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS), 77-63, in a non-league game.