North Carolina High School Basketball - Kings Mountain nips East Burke
January 9, 2014: Connelly Springs, NC 28612 Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Kings Mountain Mountaineers (Kings Mountain, NC) and the host East Burke Cavaliers (Connelly Springs, NC), saw Kings Mountain's basketball squad hold off East Burke by a count of 65-61.
With the victory, Kings Mountain upgrades its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to East Rutherford (Forest City, NC) to play the Cavaliers in a 3A/2A Conference 4 challenge on Friday, January 17. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a record of 10-3.
Next up, the Cavaliers play the Chase Trojans (Forest City, NC) in a 3A/2A Conference 4 challenge, on Friday, January 10. East Burke will attempt to advance on its 6-8 season record. The Trojans go into the test with a 4-7 record after their 66-31 league loss to Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain, NC).