Basketball Recap: Leake Central Drops Season-High Score on Neshoba Central

Gators

Team Score (Highest)

12/04/25 vs Neshoba Central	81
11/24/25 @ Canton	69
11/18/25 @ Madison-Ridgeland Academy	69
11/22/25 @ Lanier	68
12/02/25 vs Forest	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake Central). They were the clear victors by an 81-58 margin over the Neshoba Central Rockets on Thursday. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Neshoba Central still got an impressive performance from Kendarius Thomas, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 19 points and eight rebounds. Thomas is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. JQ Hughes also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.

Leake Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points over those games. As for Neshoba Central, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Leake Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 77-60 victory against Collierville on the 5th. As for Neshoba Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 80-40 win against Newton on the 6th.