North Carolina High School Basketball - Topsail thwarts South Lenoir
January 3, 2012: Hampstead, NC 28443 The Topsail Pirates (Hampstead, NC) basketball defeated the visiting South Lenoir Blue Devils (Deep Run, NC), 51-43 in Tuesday's league contest.
The Pirates now sport a 9-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Clinton for a 2A East Central contest on Friday, January 6. Topsail will meet a Dark Horses team coming off a 47-42 league win over Swansboro (Swansboro, NC). The Dark Horses record now stands at 8-2.
The Blue Devils (5-5) will now prepare for their contest against Northside (Jacksonville, NC). The Monarchs enter the 2A East Central contest with a 9-3 record. In their last contest, Northside was defeated by Croatan (Newport, NC), 56-55, in a league contest.