North Carolina High School Basketball - Gates County topped by North Edgecombe
January 19, 2010: Tarboro, NC 27886 The North Edgecombe Warriors basketball team scored 52 points and restricted the visiting Gates County Red Barons to 40 in the Warriors league victory on Tuesday.
The Warriors now sport a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Southeast Halifax for a 1A Conference 3 match on Wednesday, January 20. North Edgecombe will confront a Trojans team coming off a 36-30 league loss to Northampton-East (Conway, NC). The Trojans record now stands at 0-2.
With the defeat, Gates County moves to 7-4 on the year. The Red barons host Northampton-West (Gaston, NC) to confront the Hurricanes in a 1A Conference 3 match on Friday, January 22. The Hurricanes enter the match with a record of 4-8. Northampton-West won 42-39 in their recent league match against Weldon (Weldon, NC)