North Carolina High School Basketball - Smoky Mountain nips Hendersonville
January 11, 2019: Hendersonville, NC 28791 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Smoky Mountain Mustangs (Sylva, NC) and the host Hendersonville Bearcats (Hendersonville, NC), saw Smoky Mountain's basketball squad hold off Hendersonville by a tally of 48-41.
With the victory, Smoky Mountain improves its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Rabun County (Tiger, GA) to play the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 12. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 15-1. Rabun County won 74-54 in their recent league challenge against Putnam County (Eatonton, GA)
Next up, the Bearcats play the Pisgah Bears (Canton, NC) in a Mountain 6 2A challenge, on Tuesday, January 15. Hendersonville will attempt to improve on its 1-10 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 50-37 league win over East Henderson (East Flat Rock, NC).