North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First felled by E.E. Smith
January 27, 2026: Fayetteville, NC 28301 The E.E. Smith Golden Bulls (Fayetteville, NC) basketball were winner over the visiting Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC), 56-45 in Tuesday's league bout.
The Golden Bulls now possess a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Douglas Byrd for a Eastern Sandhills 5A/6A test on Friday, January 30. E.E. Smith will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 69-59 league win over South View (Hope Mills, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 12-5.
The Falcons (12-3) will now prepare for their test against Westover (Fayetteville, NC). The Wolverines come into the Eastern Sandhills 5A/6A test with a 6-11 record. In their last test, Westover beat St. Pauls (St. Pauls, NC), 77-61, in a league bout.