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The South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Falkner (MS) by a score of 53-49.

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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Falkner nipped by South Pontotoc

January 2, 2018: Pontotoc, MS 38863

The South Pontotoc Cougars tipped the visiting Falkner Eagles basketball team by a final score of 53-49 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Mooreville Troopers (Mooreville, MS) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 5. South Pontotoc will attempt to move on its 10-7 season record. The Troopers enter the game with a 4-7 record after their 47-37 league loss to Shannon (Shannon, MS).

With the defeat, Falkner moves to 8-6 on the year. The Eagles travel to Pine Grove (Ripley, MS) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Thursday, January 4. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 15-2. Pine Grove won 58-35 in their recent league game against Wheeler (Wheeler, MS)

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Rankings & Records

Falkner (17-18)

NationalMSReg.
8,78714512
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-129-310-25-83-2.600.7501,6511,449

South Pontotoc (17-18)

NationalMSReg.
6,97410921
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-142-38-65-55-3.563.4001,5651,445

Team Scoring Averages

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Falkner
13.314.015.713.7-55.0
South Pontotoc
13.39.911.213.020.048.9

Team Stat Comparison

FalknerSouth Pontotoc
39.8Points Per Game-
18.0Rebounds Per Game-
4.0Assists Per Game-
6.9Steals Per Game-

Team Leaders

FalknerSouth PontotocNational Avg.
#23 India Prather15.4Points Per Game
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4.2
#21 Savannah Hunt7.1Rebounds Per Game
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2.8
#3 Madison Wilder1.5Assists Per Game
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0.8
#21 Savannah Hunt2.5Steals Per Game
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1.1

Record Breakdown

Falkner (17-18)

South Pontotoc (17-18)

18-12
Overall
18-14
9-3
League
2-3
6-5
Non-League
13-9
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
9-4
Common Opponent
5-4
10-2
Home
8-6
5-8
Away
5-5
3-2
Neutral
5-3
0-1
Playoff
1-2
18-12
In-State
18-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0