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ForestMorton
Bearcats
45
Panthers
55

The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Forest (MS) by a score of 55-45.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Forest----45
Morton----55
Final score provided by M. Bowie.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Morton fells Forest

January 5, 2024: Forest, MS 39074

Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS), 55-45 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Morton upgrades its record to 12-5 on the season. The Panthers travel to Lake (Lake, MS) to play the Hornets in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 6. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 7-7. Lake won 50-47 in their recent league bout against Scott Central (Forest, MS)

Next up, the Bearcats play the Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS) in a 4A Region 5 bout, on Tuesday, January 9. Forest will attempt to upgrade on its 8-9 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 3-14 record after their 53-32 league loss to Quitman (Quitman, MS).

Rankings & Records

Forest (23-24)

MSReg.
11421
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
11-163-56-75-70-2.407.3751,3031,390

Morton (23-24)

MSReg.
528
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
20-95-48-310-52-1.690.5561,6271,462

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Forest		6.38.310.729.3-48.3
Morton		12.815.018.812.53.056.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest----45
    Morton----55

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Morton (MS) by a score of 55-45.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/13/2024
    1/13 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----60
    Forest----32

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 60-32.

    Box score
  • Morton won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest----44
    Morton----47

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 47-44.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Forest5-7Morton9-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/11/23Leake CentralForest(L) 49-4112/2/23MortonLeake Central(W) 55-47
11/14/23ForestLeake Central(L) 60-5712/19/23Leake CentralMorton(W) 75-60
11/16/23RaymondForest(L) 62-452/17/24RaymondMorton(L) 55-45
12/15/23LakeForest(W) 50-3212/21/23LakeMorton(W) 51-48
1/6/24MortonLake(W) 58-44
12/28/23ForestPelahatchie(W) 70-6111/28/23PelahatchieMorton(W) 54-49
1/9/24Northeast JonesForest(W) 58-401/12/24MortonNortheast Jones(W) 58-44
1/26/24ForestNortheast Jones(W) 52-451/30/24Northeast JonesMorton(W) 77-37
2/6/24Northeast JonesForest
1/12/24MendenhallForest(L) 48-301/22/24MortonMendenhall(W) 49-48
1/30/24ForestMendenhall(L) 68-442/2/24MendenhallMorton(L) 52-51
2/9/24ForestMendenhall(L) 51-372/8/24MortonMendenhall(L) 55-40
1/29/24QuitmanForest(L) 68-491/2/24MortonQuitman(L) 45-33
2/2/24ForestQuitman1/19/24QuitmanMorton(L) 47-42
2/8/24ForestQuitman(W) 55-522/9/24MortonQuitman(W) 55-43

Record Breakdown

Forest (23-24)

Morton (23-24)
11-16
Overall
20-9
3-6
League
5-4
7-7
Non-League
9-2
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
5-7
Common Opponent
9-5
6-7
Home
8-3
5-7
Away
10-5
0-2
Neutral
2-1
1-1
Playoff
1-1
11-16
In-State
20-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0