North Carolina High School Basketball - J.H. Rose edges Jacksonville
January 20, 2023: Jacksonville, NC 28540 The J.H. Rose Rampants (Greenville, NC) basketball nipped the host Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC), 53-47 in Friday's league test.
The Rampants (11-6) will now prepare for their test against South Central (Winterville, NC). The Falcons go into the 3A/4A Conference 19 test with a 13-4 record. In their last test, South Central got by Northside - Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC), 77-29, in a league test.
The Cardinals now own a 10-4 record. They play next when they host New Bern for a 3A/4A Conference 19 test on Tuesday, January 24. Jacksonville will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 48-38 league win over Havelock (Havelock, NC). The Bears record now stands at 12-6.