South Dakota High School Basketball - Avon holds off Burke
January 28, 2025: Avon, SD 57315 The Avon Pirates basketball team scored 43 points and limited the visiting Burke Cougars to 40 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Pirates now have a 8-5 record. They play next when they host Freeman for a B Region 4 challenge on Monday, February 3. Avon will battle a Flyers team coming off a 60-28 non-league win over Canistota (Canistota, SD). The Flyers record now stands at 11-3.
In their next game, the Cougars battle the Boyd County Spartans (Spencer, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Burke will attempt to better on its 9-6 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 0-15 record after their 60-11 non-league loss to Elkhorn Valley (Tilden, NE).