Kosciusko faced Holmes County Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Whippets fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Whippets have suffered since November 12, 2024.
Cory Guyton Jr
| 12/06/25 @ Holmes County Central | 29 |
| 12/02/25 @ Humphreys County | 21 |
| 11/29/25 @ Aberdeen | 24 |
| 11/20/25 vs Eupora | 23 |
| 11/18/25 @ Newton County | 20 |
| + 3 more games |
Kosciusko lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cory Guyton Jr, who went 9-for-19 en route to 29 points. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. Another player making a difference was Josh Cole, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 14 boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holmes County Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devante Simpson, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine assists. The dominant performance also gave Simpson a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Damarian Harris was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kosciusko fell to 7-1. As for Holmes County Central, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.
Kosciusko has already played their next matchup, a 100-65 victory against Newton County on the 9th. As for Holmes County Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 57-40 win against Greenwood on the 9th.
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