North Carolina High School Basketball - Burns knocked off by Bessemer City
January 16, 2024: Lawndale, NC 28090 The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets basketball team scored 43 points and held the host Burns Bulldogs to 29 in the Yellow Jackets league triumph on Tuesday.
The Yellow Jackets now sport a 7-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Highland Tech for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest on Friday, January 19. Bessemer City will battle a Rams team coming off a 56-40 league win over Cherryville (Cherryville, NC). The Rams record now stands at 11-3.
The Bulldogs (6-8) will now prepare for their contest against Thomas Jefferson (Mooresboro, NC). The Gryphons enter the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest with a 8-3 record. In their last contest, Thomas Jefferson ran past East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC), 63-9, in a league contest.