North Carolina High School Basketball - Lawrence Academy triumphant over Halifax Academy
January 9, 2025: Merry Hill, NC 27957 The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Lawrence Academy Warriors (Merry Hill, NC) and the visiting Halifax Academy Vikings (Roanoke Rapids, NC), observed Lawrence Academy's basketball team overwhelm Halifax Academy by a margin of 72-41.
The Warriors (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Ridgecroft (Ahoskie, NC). The Rams come into the NCISAA Tarheel challenge with a 9-4 record. In their last challenge, Ridgecroft trounced Pungo Christian Academy (Belhaven, NC), 79-66, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Vikings battle the Fayetteville Academy Eagles (Fayetteville, NC) in a NCISAA Carolina Independent challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Halifax Academy will attempt to better on its 4-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 12-7 record after their 94-19 league win over Kerr-Vance Academy (Henderson, NC).