Mississippi High School Basketball - Harrison Central edges Petal
January 7, 2011: Gulfport, MS 39503 In Friday's league outing, the Harrison Central Red Rebels (Gulfport, MS) basketball squad nipped the visiting Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), by a margin of 54-51.
The Red Rebels (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Biloxi (Biloxi, MS). The Indians go into the non-league outing with a 14-4 record. In their last outing, Biloxi got by Ocean Springs (Ocean Springs, MS), 49-48, in a league outing.
The Panthers now own a 3-10 record. They take the field next when they host West Jones for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 11. Petal will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 56-31 league win over McComb (McComb, MS). The Mustangs record now stands at 8-4.