North Carolina High School Basketball - West Craven over New Bern
December 9, 2016: New Bern, NC 28562 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the West Craven Eagles (Vanceboro, NC) and the host New Bern Bears (New Bern, NC), saw West Craven's basketball squad overcome New Bern by a tally of 48-34.
With the victory, West Craven improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 13. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Jacksonville lost 74-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Kinston (Kinston, NC)
Next up, the Bears confront the Southern Wayne Saints (Dudley, NC) in a Eastern Carolina 3A/4A challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. New Bern will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 73-62 non-league loss to Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC).