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CantonNeshoba Central
Tigers
50
Rockets
45

The Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Canton (MS) by a score of 50-45.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canton139151350
Neshoba Central516131145
Final score provided by J. Cruise.
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Game Stats

Canton (21-22)

Canton has not entered stats for this game.

Neshoba Central (21-22)

Neshoba Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4112
2Zae Goodin (Jr)41
3B. Spencer (Sr)92
4Dexter Spencer (Sr)63
5Elijah Ruffin (Jr)91
12W. Dreifuss (Jr)135
Neshoba Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals41116246711
2Zae Goodin (Jr)427291
3B. Spencer (Sr)957712
4Dexter Spencer (Sr)63
5Elijah Ruffin (Jr)978881
12W. Dreifuss (Jr)131221004
Neshoba Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals41
2Zae Goodin (Jr)4
3B. Spencer (Sr)9
4Dexter Spencer (Sr)6
5Elijah Ruffin (Jr)9
12W. Dreifuss (Jr)13

Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Canton edges Neshoba Central

January 18, 2022: Philadelphia, MS 39350

The Canton Tigers (Canton, MS) basketball nipped the host Neshoba Central Rockets (Philadelphia, MS), 50-45 in Tuesday's league test.

The Tigers (13-6) will now prepare for their test against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS). The Jaguars go into the 5A Region 3 test with a 15-7 record. In their last test, Holmes County Central got by Ridgeland (Ridgeland, MS), 60-58, in a league test.

The Rockets now own a 7-12 record. They play next when they travel to Ridgeland for a 5A Region 3 test on Friday, January 21. Neshoba Central will encounter a Titans squad coming off a 43-41 non-league loss to Cleveland Central (Cleveland, MS). The Titans record now stands at 8-12.

Players of the Game

Canton (21-22)

Canton has not selected any Players of the Game.

Neshoba Central (21-22)

Congratulations to #5 Elijah Ruffin for being selected the Neshoba Central Basketball Player of the Game.

Scoretracker Providers

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Rankings & Records

Canton (21-22)

MSReg.
294
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-86-19-28-11-5.692.8571,4301,298

Neshoba Central (21-22)

MSReg.
10120
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
10-181-75-74-91-2.357.1251,4621,564

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canton		12.010.416.914.055.0
Neshoba Central		12.112.814.716.752.2

Head-to-Head

  • Canton won on 1/11/2022
    1/11 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Neshoba Central1211122257
    Canton1514301675

    The Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Canton (MS) by a score of 75-57.

    Box score
  • Canton won on 1/18/2022
    1/18 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Canton139151350
    Neshoba Central516131145

    The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 50-45.

    Box score
  • Neshoba Central won on 2/8/2022
    2/8 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Canton14718342
    Neshoba Central1213121451

    The Canton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference game against Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, MS) by a score of 51-42.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

CantonNeshoba Central
54.9Points Per Game48.3

Team Leaders

CantonNeshoba CentralNational Avg.
#3 Corey Jackson Jr.13.0Points Per Game#3 Bryceton Spencer14.24.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Canton5-2Neshoba Central0-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/30/21GermantownCanton(L) 53-5011/23/21GermantownNeshoba Central(L) 53-48
12/2/21CantonMadison Central(L) 57-452/4/22Madison CentralNeshoba Central(L) 59-56
1/25/22Madison CentralCanton(W) 66-55
1/4/22CantonRidgeland(W) 52-501/7/22RidgelandNeshoba Central(L) 53-50
1/14/22RidgelandCanton(W) 49-471/21/22Neshoba CentralRidgeland(L) 57-53
1/7/22CantonHolmes County Central(W) 65-631/4/22Holmes County CentralNeshoba Central(L) 79-51
1/21/22Holmes County CentralCanton(W) 65-581/25/22Neshoba CentralHolmes County Central(L) 77-38
2/11/22Neshoba CentralHolmes County Central(L) 73-51

Record Breakdown

Canton (21-22)

Neshoba Central (21-22)
18-8
Overall
10-18
6-1
League
1-7
10-3
Non-League
8-10
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
5-2
Common Opponent
0-7
9-2
Home
5-7
8-1
Away
4-9
1-5
Neutral
1-2
1-1
Playoff
0-1
18-8
In-State
10-18
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0