Florida High School Basketball - Wharton thwarted by Newsome
(January 23, 2009: Lithia, FL 33547) The
Wharton Wildcats basketball team (Tampa, FL), was toppled
42-33 in Friday's league battle with the host
Newsome Wolves (Lithia, FL)
The Wolves now possess a 13-4 record. They play next when they travel to
Armwood for a
5A District 8 battle on Tuesday, January 27.
Newsome will battle a Hawks team coming off a
58-54 league win over
Brandon (Brandon, FL). The Hawks record now stands at 7-10.
The Wildcats (10-8) will now prepare for their battle against
Gaither (Tampa, FL). The Cowboys come into the non-league battle with a 2-13 record. In their last battle,
Gaither prevailed over
Alonso (Tampa, FL),
56-41, in a league battle.