North Carolina High School Basketball - North Wilkes can't hold off Watauga
January 5, 2024: Hays, NC 28635 The Watauga Pioneers basketball team scored 45 points and held the host North Wilkes Vikings to 42 in the Pioneers non-league triumph on Friday.
The Pioneers now sport a 10-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Caldwell for a 3A/4A Northwestern contest on Friday, January 12. Watauga will battle a Spartans team coming off a 59-34 non-league loss to McDowell (Marion, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 9-5.
The Vikings (10-3) will now prepare for their contest against West Wilkes (Millers Creek, NC). The Blackhawks enter the 2A Foothills contest with a 9-4 record. In their last contest, West Wilkes was nudged by Forbush (East Bend, NC), 79-33, in a league contest.