North Carolina High School Basketball - East Carteret edges Northside - Pinetown
January 10, 2024: Pinetown, NC 27865 The East Carteret Mariners (Beaufort, NC) basketball nipped the host Northside - Pinetown Panthers (Pinetown, NC), 68-62 in Wednesday's league test.
The Mariners (12-2) will now prepare for their test against Jones (Trenton, NC). The Trojans go into the 1A/2A Coastal Plains test with a 4-8 record. In their last test, Jones was tipped by Liberty Christian Academy (Richlands, NC), 40-37, in a non-league test.
The Panthers now own a 11-2 record. They play next when they travel to Southside for a 1A/2A Coastal Plains test on Friday, January 12. Northside - Pinetown will encounter a Seahawks squad coming off a 56-5 non-league win over Mattamuskeet (Swan Quarter, NC). The Seahawks record now stands at 10-3.