Tippah County basketball teams split a busy Tuesday on Nov. 10. Walnut’s boys won on the road and Hickory Flat’s girls cruised, while Blue Mountain and Falkner took losses. This Tippah County basketball results roundup also adds several scores from Nov. 6 and 7 that weren’t posted in time for our last recap.
Tippah County Basketball Results: Tuesday, Nov. 10
Scores below were posted to team schedules on MaxPreps as of Wednesday morning.
Walnut boys 75, Tupelo Titans 59: The Wildcats won by 16 on the road.
Hickory Flat girls 43, Delta Academy 20: The Lady Rebels held Delta Academy to 20 points on the road.
Delta Academy boys 59, Hickory Flat 47: The Rebels fell by 12 in the nightcap.
Nettleton girls 49, Blue Mountain 28: Blue Mountain lost at Nettleton.
Nettleton boys 71, Blue Mountain 42: Nettleton completed the sweep.
Myrtle girls 65, Falkner 49: Myrtle won at Falkner.
The Falkner-Myrtle boys score posted on MaxPreps looked incomplete, so we’re leaving it out until it’s confirmed. Scores had not yet been posted for Ashland at Pine Grove (girls and boys) or New Albany at Ripley (boys).
Pine Grove boys 39, East Union 32 (Nov. 6, at Pine Grove)
East Union girls 47, Pine Grove 41 (Nov. 6, at Pine Grove)
Blue Mountain girls 42, Jumpertown 36 (Nov. 6, at Blue Mountain)
Blue Mountain boys 67, Jumpertown 55 (Nov. 6, at Blue Mountain)
Calhoun City girls 33, Blue Mountain 18 (Nov. 7, at Calhoun City)
Blue Mountain boys 55, Calhoun City 52 (Nov. 7, at Calhoun City)
Blue Mountain’s boys won two in a row to close last week before losing at Nettleton on Tuesday.
Coming Up This Week
Area teams have a full slate on Thursday and Friday. Times are as listed on MaxPreps:
Thursday, Nov. 12: Kossuth at Ripley (girls 6 p.m., boys 7 p.m.); Pine Grove at Blue Mountain (girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.); Hickory Flat at Jumpertown (girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.); Corinth at Walnut (girls, 6 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 13: Alcorn Central at Falkner (girls 6 p.m., boys 7 p.m.); Hickory Flat at Walnut (girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.); Ripley at Wheeler (girls 6 p.m., boys 7 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 14: The Walnut girls are listed against Simmons at 10:45 a.m. and Holmes County Central at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday morning is forecast to bring a hard freeze, so fans heading out early should plan for the cold. Our week-ahead schedule has the full list of this week’s games.
Coaches and parents can send scores and highlights to Tippah News so we can include them in future roundups.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
