Florida High School Basketball - Newsome nips Wharton
(December 13, 2008: Tampa, FL 33647) Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the
Newsome Wolves (Lithia, FL) and the host
Wharton Wildcats (Tampa, FL), saw
Newsome's basketball squad hold off
Wharton by a score of
40-38.
With the victory,
Newsome improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Wolves host
Armwood (Seffner, FL) to battle the Hawks in a
5A District 8 challenge on Wednesday, January 7. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 3-3.
Armwood won
61-36 in their recent league challenge against
Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa, FL)
Next up, the Wildcats battle the
Leto Falcons (Tampa, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 20.
Wharton will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their
69-41 league loss to
Hillsborough (Tampa, FL).