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Pickerington CentralNewark
Tigers
62
Wildcats
69

The Newark (OH) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) by a score of 69-62.

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Pickerington Central----62
Newark----69
Final score provided by A. Eversole.
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Game Story

Ohio High School Basketball - Newark nips Pickerington Central

January 23, 2024: Newark, OH 43055

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) and the visiting Pickerington Central Tigers (Pickerington, OH), saw Newark's basketball squad hold off Pickerington Central by a count of 69-62.

With the victory, Newark upgrades its record to 14-1 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg, OH) to play the Raiders in a Ohio Capital - Buckeye challenge on Friday, January 26. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 10-5. Reynoldsburg won 81-63 in their recent league challenge against Groveport-Madison (Groveport, OH)

Next up, the Tigers play the Central Crossing Comets (Grove City, OH) in a Ohio Capital - Buckeye challenge, on Friday, January 26. Pickerington Central will attempt to upgrade on its 8-7 season record. The Comets go into the test with a 4-11 record after their 39-30 league loss to Lancaster (Lancaster, OH).

Rankings & Records

Pickerington Central (23-24)

OHDiv.
6039
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-96-46-65-33-0.609.6001,4031,276

Newark (23-24)

OHDiv.
2517
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-59-114-37-11-1.815.9001,3971,120

Team Scoring Averages

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Pickerington Central		12.317.011.711.73.061.0
Newark		13.89.713.517.5-51.7

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Head-to-Head

  • Newark won on 12/8/2023
    12/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newark----41
    PCHS----35

    The Newark (OH) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) by a score of 41-35.

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  • Newark won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    PCHS----62
    Newark----69

    The Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Newark (OH) by a score of 69-62.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pickerington Central8-4Newark10-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/22/23Pickerington CentralCentral Crossing(W) 67-491/5/24Central CrossingNewark(W) 57-29
1/26/24Central CrossingPickerington Central(W) 64-342/2/24NewarkCentral Crossing(W) 54-30
1/5/24Groveport-MadisonPickerington Central(W) 67-471/9/24NewarkGroveport-Madison(W) 58-27
2/2/24Pickerington CentralGroveport-Madison(W) 56-502/9/24Groveport-MadisonNewark(W) 45-34
1/9/24Pickerington CentralLancaster(W) 63-421/19/24LancasterNewark(W) 51-40
2/9/24LancasterPickerington Central(W) 72-482/16/24NewarkLancaster(W) 64-30
1/12/24New AlbanyPickerington Central(L) 57-543/6/24NewarkNew Albany(W) 45-41
1/19/24ReynoldsburgPickerington Central(L) 93-8312/22/23ReynoldsburgNewark(W) 45-41
2/16/24Pickerington CentralReynoldsburg(L) 70-571/26/24NewarkReynoldsburg(L) 55-43
2/3/24Pickerington CentralOlentangy Orange(W) 59-563/13/24NewarkOlentangy Orange(L) 50-42
2/13/24Pickerington NorthPickerington Central(W) 45-421/12/24NewarkPickerington North(W) 56-53
3/1/24Olentangy BerlinPickerington Central(L) 73-7012/15/23Olentangy BerlinNewark(W) 55-53

Record Breakdown

Pickerington Central (23-24)

Newark (23-24)
14-9
Overall
22-5
6-4
League
9-1
7-4
Non-League
7-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
8-4
Common Opponent
10-2
6-6
Home
14-3
5-3
Away
7-1
3-0
Neutral
1-1
0-0
Playoff
2-1
13-9
In-State
22-5
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0