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NewtonForest
Tigers
44
Bearcats
33

The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Newton (MS) by a score of 44-33.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton----44
Forest----33
Final score provided by J. Hardy.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Newton fells Forest

December 22, 2023: Forest, MS 39074

Newton Tigers (Newton, MS) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS), 44-33 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Newton upgrades its record to 13-2 on the season. The Tigers travel to Scott Central (Forest, MS) to clash with the Rebels in a 2A Region 5 bout on Tuesday, January 2. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 7-4.

Next up, the Bearcats clash with the Pelahatchie Chiefs (Pelahatchie, MS) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, December 28. Forest will attempt to upgrade on its 7-5 season record.

Rankings & Records

Newton (23-24)

MSReg.
659
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
20-76-211-29-40-1.741.7501,203893

Forest (23-24)

MSReg.
9717
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
14-144-66-58-70-2.500.4001,0521,032

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton		6.013.510.511.044.6
Forest		7.87.38.88.637.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Newton won on 12/8/2023
    12/8 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Forest----16
    Newton----42

    The Forest (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Newton (MS) by a score of 42-16.

    Box score
  • Newton won on 12/22/2023
    12/22 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newton----44
    Forest----33

    The Newton (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Forest (MS) by a score of 44-33.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newton6-1Forest4-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/23NewtonSoutheast Lauderdale(W) 55-3511/21/23Southeast LauderdaleForest(W) 35-24
1/2/24NewtonScott Central(W) 36-2812/5/23ForestScott Central(W) 43-34
1/26/24Scott CentralNewton(W) 47-2912/12/23Scott CentralForest(W) 46-18
1/13/24QuitmanNewton(L) 58-431/29/24QuitmanForest(L) 50-33
2/2/24ForestQuitman(L) 50-40
2/8/24ForestQuitman(L) 41-30
1/16/24LakeNewton12/15/23LakeForest(W) 46-26
1/22/24LakeNewton(W) 41-23
1/30/24NewtonLake(W) 43-40
2/8/24LakeNewton(W) 60-47

Record Breakdown

Newton (23-24)

Forest (23-24)
20-7
Overall
14-14
7-3
League
4-6
11-2
Non-League
9-6
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
6-1
Common Opponent
4-3
11-2
Home
6-5
9-4
Away
8-7
0-1
Neutral
0-2
1-1
Playoff
0-1
18-7
In-State
14-14
2-0
Out-of-State
0-0