North Carolina High School Basketball - East Carteret can't hold off Farmville Central
January 16, 2017: Beaufort, NC 28516 The Farmville Central Jaguars basketball team scored 80 points and restricted the host East Carteret Mariners to 76 in the Jaguars non-league victory on Monday.
The Jaguars now sport a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Pitt for a Eastern Plains 2A contest on Friday, January 20. Farmville Central will battle a Panthers team coming off a 74-68 league win over North Johnston (Kenly, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 11-5.
The Mariners (8-6) will now prepare for their contest against Pamlico County (Bayboro, NC). The Hurricanes come into the Coastal Plains 1A contest with a 10-4 record. In their last contest, Pamlico County edged New Bern (New Bern, NC), 71-69, in a league contest.