North Carolina High School Basketball - Kings Mountain over Shelby
December 19, 2016: Shelby, NC 28152 Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Kings Mountain Mountaineers (Kings Mountain, NC) and the host Shelby Golden Lions (Shelby, NC), saw Kings Mountain's basketball squad overcome Shelby by a tally of 66-56.
With the victory, Kings Mountain improves its record to 7-4 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to Chase (Forest City, NC) to confront the Trojans in a South Mountain 2A/3A challenge on Tuesday, December 20. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 2-5. Chase lost 80-58 in their recent non-league challenge against Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC)
Next up, the Golden Lions confront the R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC) in a South Mountain 2A/3A challenge, on Wednesday, December 21. Shelby will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Hilltoppers come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 52-42 league win over East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC).