Mississippi High School Basketball - Kosciusko edges New Hope
January 11, 2019: Columbus, MS 39702 The Kosciusko Whippets (Kosciusko, MS) basketball nipped the host New Hope Trojans (Columbus, MS), 50-45 in Friday's league test.
The Whippets (9-10) will now prepare for their test against Leake Central (Carthage, MS). The Gators go into the 4A Region 4 test with a 9-11 record. In their last test, Leake Central got by Pisgah (Sandhill, MS), 58-34, in a non-league test.
The Trojans now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they host Columbus for a non-league test on Saturday, January 12. New Hope will encounter a Falcons squad coming off a 58-17 league win over Oxford (Oxford, MS). The Falcons record now stands at 14-2.