The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Germantown advances to finals in class 7A boys

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Germantown High School used a balanced scoring night to beat Northwest Rankin High School 46-39 in a boys game Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Germantown led 18-7 after one quarter, took a 25-21 edge into halftime and carried a 40-30 advantage into the fourth. Northwest Rankin played even in the final period, but couldn’t erase the early deficit.

Samuel Funches Iv scored 22 points to lead Germantown, and Devin Moore added 10. De’shawn Dillon paced Northwest Rankin with 17 points, and Jordan Samuel scored 11.

The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Box Score

Northwest Rankin High School vs Germantown High School — Boys — Final 03/03/26

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Northwest Rankin High School	7	14	9	9	39
Germantown High School	18	7	15	6	46

Team Totals

Team	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	MIN	+-	TO	EFF	NET
Northwest Rankin High School	39	13	31	0	7	13	17	1	17	5	12	6	1	15	0.0	0	10	34	0
Germantown High School	46	19	39	0	6	8	13	8	27	12	15	3	3	14	0.0	0	9	55	0

Northwest Rankin High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	MIN	+-	TO	EFF	NET
Caleb Hobson #15	4	1	5	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	2	0	0
Christopher Sanders #5	5	2	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	7	0
Damaris James #14	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0	0
De’shawn Dillon #2	17	4	10	4	9	11	1	4	0	4	3	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	17	0
Jordan Samuel	11	5	8	0	1	2	0	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0.0	0	4	8	0
Kayden Gillespie #24	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0
TEAM #1000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Xavier Dotson #1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	1	0

Germantown High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	MIN	EFF	NET
Alfred Stokes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Aubrey Norman #3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2
Derrick Lovett Jr #2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Devin Moore #10	10	3	8	1	4	6	0	6	2	4	0	1	1	3	7
Dominic Spinks #11	7	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	9
Langston Branson #12	7	3	4	0	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	10
Michael Johnson #23	0	0	5	2	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	3	3	-2
Samuel Funches Iv #32	22	10	18	3	2	4	2	10	3	7	0	1	4	1	25
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4