North Carolina High School Basketball - Whiteville knocked off by East Columbus
January 6, 2023: Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 The East Columbus Gators basketball team scored 58 points and held the visiting Whiteville Wolfpack to 50 in the Gators league triumph on Friday.
The Gators now sport a 3-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pender for a 1A/2A Conference 5 contest on Tuesday, January 10. East Columbus will battle a Patriots team coming off a 76-73 league win over South Columbus (Tabor City, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 2-9.
The Wolfpack (1-10) will now prepare for their contest against West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC). The Vikings enter the 1A/2A Conference 5 contest with a 4-6 record. In their last contest, West Columbus was defeated by Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC), 64-50, in a league contest.