North Carolina High School Basketball - Statesville can't hold off South Iredell
December 29, 2016: Statesville, NC 28677 The South Iredell Vikings basketball team scored 67 points and held the host Statesville Greyhounds to 65 in the Vikings non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Vikings now sport a 10-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mooresville for a North Piedmont 3A/4A contest on Tuesday, January 3. South Iredell will battle a Blue Devils team coming off a 84-60 non-league loss to Jesse Carson (China Grove, NC). The Blue Devils record now stands at 4-6.
The Greyhounds (7-3) will now prepare for their contest against North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Knights enter the North Piedmont 3A/4A contest with a 3-7 record. In their last contest, North Lincoln was nudged by West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 77-71, in a non-league contest.