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Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
NCHS
41821851
LCHS
2113161161
Final score provided by A. Kelly.

Mississippi High School Basketball - Leake Central tops Newton County

January 2, 2024: Carthage, MS 39051

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Leake Central Gators (Carthage, MS) and the visiting Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS), saw Leake Central's basketball squad knock off Newton County by a tally of 61-51.

With the victory, Leake Central improves its record to 12-3 on the campaign. The Gators travel to West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) to play the Knights in a 4A Region 4 challenge on Friday, January 5. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 4-11.

Next up, the Cougars play the Choctaw Central Warriors (Philadelphia, MS) in a 4A Region 4 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Newton County will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 12-2 record after their 66-33 league win over Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS).

Newton County @ Leake Central Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 2, 2024 @ 6p
The Leake Central (Carthage, MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Newton County (Decatur, MS) by a score of 61-51.

Matchup history

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Scoring averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Newton County
7.47.611.06.8-40.0
Leake Central
11.912.58.515.215.049.4

Season recap

Overall record
13-12
18-9
League
5-5
4-5
Non-League
7-4
12-3
Head to Head
2-1
1-2
Home
7-4
11-3
Away
5-7
7-5
Neutral
1-1
0-1
Playoff
0-1
1-1
In-State
13-12
18-9
Out-of-State
0-0
0-0
Win %
.520
.667
District %
.500
.444
PF
1,000
1,333
PA
1,092
1,179
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Common opponents

0 - 1
0 - 2
0 - 3
0 - 2
2 - 0
2 - 0

Rankings

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Division 4A
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