Newton Tigers host Kemper County Wildcats in nonleague girls basketball game on Dec. 12

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Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 — Newton, Miss.

• Game: Newton Tigers (home) vs. Kemper County Wildcats (away)

• When: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at 6 p.m. Central

• Where: Newton, Mississippi

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5714138-kemper-county-vs-newton

• Newton team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176348-newton-tigers

• Kemper County team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/174903-kemper-county-wildcats

Newton welcomes Kemper County for a nonleague girls basketball matchup Friday night in Newton. Both teams will look to sharpen up before returning to area play: Newton’s next scheduled game after this is at Southeast Lauderdale (Dec. 15, 2025) and Kemper County’s next tilt is against Northeast Lauderdale (Dec. 18, 2025). Links to those upcoming games are on each team’s SBLive page.

Their last meeting was a classic: on Dec. 17, 2024, Newton eked out a 50-48 win at Kemper County in a tight contest. SBLive’s pregame projection for that meeting gave Newton roughly a 53.8% chance to win and Kemper County about 46.2% — numbers that are updated regularly, so follow the teams and check the game page for the latest projections and live updates.

Streaming and tickets

• Both schools list NFHS Network streams on their team pages; fans can check these links for possible live video: Newton — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/newton-hs-newton-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Kemper County — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/kemper-county-hs-dekalb-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive.

• For live scoring, updates and any late changes, follow the SBLive game page above.

Fans: get involved

Supporters can help grow each program’s presence — Newton currently has 37 fans and Kemper County 36 on SBLive. Follow the team pages and make your pick on the game page (picks are for fan engagement and do not affect projections). Remember: picks are just for fun and projections can change, so follow both teams for the latest news and to boost their fan counts.