North Carolina High School Basketball - Watauga tops Ashe County
January 10, 2019: West Jefferson, NC 28694 Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the host Ashe County Huskies (West Jefferson, NC), 59-41 in a non-league bout.
With the victory, Watauga upgrades its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to St. Stephens (Hickory, NC) to play the Indians in a Northwestern 3A/4A bout on Friday, January 11. The Indians come into the bout with a record of 4-9. St. Stephens won 39-32 in their recent league bout against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC)
Next up, the Huskies play the West Wilkes Blackhawks (Millers Creek, NC) in a Mountain Valley 1A/2A bout, on Friday, January 11. Ashe County will attempt to upgrade on its 6-6 season record. The Blackhawks come into the bout with a 8-5 record after their 70-62 league loss to North Wilkes (Hays, NC).