North Carolina High School Basketball - Newton-Conover trounced by Hickory
January 31, 2018: Hickory, NC 28601 The Hickory Red Tornadoes routed the visiting Newton-Conover Red Devils basketball team by a final score of 70-42 in Wednesday's non-league game.
In their next game, the Red Tornadoes face the Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) in a Northwestern 3A/4A game, on Friday, February 2. Hickory will attempt to move on its 18-2 season record. The Pioneers enter the game with a 10-7 record after their 95-89 league win over South Caldwell (Hudson, NC).
With the defeat, Newton-Conover moves to 4-17 on the year. The Red devils travel to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC) to face the Knights in a South Fork 2A game on Friday, February 2. The Knights enter the game with a record of 8-11. North Lincoln lost 63-62 in their recent league game against Maiden (Maiden, NC)
