North Carolina High School Basketball - South Johnston can't hold off Western Harnett
January 3, 2017: Lillington, NC 27546 The Western Harnett Eagles basketball team scored 65 points and held the visiting South Johnston Trojans to 60 in the Eagles league triumph on Tuesday.
The Eagles now sport a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Smithfield-Selma for a Two Rivers 3A contest on Friday, January 6. Western Harnett will battle a Spartans team coming off a 71-62 non-league win over Southern Nash (Bailey, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 6-8.
The Trojans (9-4) will now prepare for their contest against Cleveland (Clayton, NC). The Rams enter the Two Rivers 3A contest with a 5-10 record. In their last contest, Cleveland was nudged by Triton (Erwin, NC), 46-36, in a league contest.