North Carolina High School Basketball - Swansboro overwhelms Croatan
December 13, 2011: Newport, NC 28570 Spectators at Tuesday's league test between the Swansboro Pirates (Swansboro, NC) and the host Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC), witnessed Swansboro's basketball squad crush Croatan by a margin of 45-23.
The Pirates (3-5) will now prepare for their test against Northside (Jacksonville, NC). The Monarchs go into the 2A East Central test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, Northside walloped Topsail (Hampstead, NC), 58-38, in a league test.
The Cougars now own a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Clinton for a 2A East Central test on Thursday, December 15. Croatan will clash with a Dark Horses squad coming off a 54-49 league win over Richlands (Richlands, NC). The Dark Horses record now stands at 7-1.