The championships of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Friday, March 6, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Starkville wins 2026 Boys Class 7A Basketball Championship

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Game summary by ChatGPT

Starkville High School rallied from a 7-point halftime deficit and beat Germantown High School 40-36 on Friday, March 6, 2026, in an MHSAA boys game. Germantown led 7-6 after one quarter and 22-15 at halftime, but Starkville outscored Germantown 14-10 in the third quarter and 11-4 in the fourth to complete the comeback.

The turning point came late in the third quarter, when Starkville cut the deficit from 30-21 to 32-29. Jerwan Mccarter hit a 3-pointer, Terrell Warren Jr. added a 3, and Tyreq Hendrix knocked down another 3 with 50 seconds left in the period. Starkville then opened the fourth with baskets from Ladanuel Jordan and Andricus Howard to tie it at 34, before Jordan scored again with 5:21 left to put Starkville ahead for good at 36-34.

Mccarter led Starkville with 10 points, while Jordan added 8 points, Tyreq Hendrix scored 6, and Kobe Hendrix finished with 5 points and 3 rebounds. Starkville made 6 of 13 from 3-point range and held a 26-21 rebounding edge.

Box Score

Starkville High School vs Germantown High School
Date: 03/06/26
Site: Not listed

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Starkville High School	6	9	14	11	40
Germantown High School	7	15	10	4	36

Team Totals

Team	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers
Starkville High School	15-35	6-13	4-14	13	26	2	2	0	10
Germantown High School	13-35	1-9	9-10	14	21	4	4	2	10

Starkville High School

Player	PTS	FGM-FGA	3FGM-3FGA	FTM-FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	FOULS	TO
Andricus Howard #12	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atavious Baker #32	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1
Jaden Tate #5	3	1-4	0-1	1-6	0	7	3	4	0	1	1
Jerwan Mccarter #24	10	4-7	2-4	0-1	0	4	3	1	0	2	4
Kobe Hendrix #3	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	0	3	0	3	0	2	0
Ladanuel Jordan #34	8	3-8	0-0	2-3	1	3	3	0	0	2	0
TEAM #1000	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1
Terrell Warren Jr. #1	5	2-7	1-3	0-0	0	3	1	2	0	5	0
Tyreq Hendrix #20	6	2-4	2-3	0-2	1	1	0	1	1	0	3

Germantown High School

Player	PTS	FGM-FGA	3FGM-3FGA	FTM-FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO
Alfred Stokes	7	3-3	0-0	1-2	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	2
Aubrey Norman #3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Devin Moore #10	6	2-11	0-2	2-2	1	5	2	3	1	0	4	0
Dominic Spinks #11	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	2	0	0	3	2
Langston Branson #12	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Michael Johnson #23	3	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	3	0	3	1	0	2	2
Samuel Funches Iv #32	12	3-9	0-3	6-6	1	2	1	1	1	2	4	2
TEAM #1000	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0