Did You Know - Basketball Notes

Did you know:

Friday's North Montgomery vs. Southmont will be the 82nd meeting between these two county rivals?

North Montgomery owns a 45-36 advantage in the overall series?

This will be the 45th time the game has been played at North Montgomery?

North Montgomery is 29-15 in games played at home?

The Chargers’ biggest margin of victory in the series is 42 (73-31 on Jan. 6, 2006 ay North Montgomery)?

The most points scored by either team in the series is 102 by the Chargers on Jan. 1, 1975 when the Chargers beat the Mounties 102-69 in the Southmont Holiday Tourney?

The Chargers dominated the series until the last two years in recent times winning 16 of the 19 games played from Feb. 5, 2005 through 2015?

North Montgomery had a 10-game winning streak during that span?

The longest Southmont winning streak was nine (March 2, 1990 through Feb. 9, 1994)?

Southmont has won the last two meetings (both during last season) by double digits – 76-42 and 62-51?

The series has had 25 games decided by five points or less?

Recent games have not been close as eight of the last nine have been decided by 11 points or more and only four of the last 18 have been less than 10 points and the closest had been five points?

There have been a total of 12 overtime games with North Montgomery willing eight of those?

There have been three double OT games, including two less than a month apart in 2004. North won the first game Jan. 9, 2004 at home 53-46 and then South won on Feb. 7 at home 50-49?

North Montgomery’s win over Speedway to open the season last week was the school’s 500th all-time win and the overall record is 500-512?

Southmont’s win over Delphi in the Covington Invitational was the 450th in the school’s history as the school’s all-time record is 450-534?