Florida High School Basketball - Newsome nips Wharton
(January 15, 2009: Lithia, FL 33547) Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the
Newsome Wolves (Lithia, FL) and the visiting
Wharton Wildcats (Tampa, FL), saw
Newsome's basketball squad hold off
Wharton by a score of
48-45.
With the victory,
Newsome improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Wolves travel to
East Bay (Gibsonton, FL) to battle the Indians in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 17. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 7-10.
East Bay won
57-41 in their recent league challenge against
Plant City (Plant City, FL)
Next up, the Wildcats battle the
Lennard Longhorns (Ruskin, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 17.
Wharton will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a 0-12 record after their
49-28 non-league loss to
Bloomingdale (Valrico, FL).