Mississippi High School Basketball - Choctaw Central topples Newton County
January 23, 2024: Decatur, MS 39327
In Tuesday's league outing, the Choctaw Central Warriors (Philadelphia, MS) basketball squad beat the host Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS), by a count of 50-36.
The Warriors (17-2) will now prepare for their outing against Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS). The Bulldogs go into the non-league outing with a 14-4 record. In their last outing, Bay Springs defeated Lake (Lake, MS), 47-30, in a league outing.
The Cougars now hold a 10-10 record. They play next when they host West Lauderdale for a 4A Region 4 outing on Friday, January 26. Newton County will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 57-20 league loss to Leake Central (Carthage, MS). The Knights record now stands at 4-16.