Georgia High School Basketball - Burke County topped by New Hampstead
January 30, 2024: Waynesboro, GA 30830 The New Hampstead Phoenix basketball team scored 72 points and restricted the host Burke County Bears to 60 in the Phoenix league victory on Tuesday.
The Phoenix now sport a 17-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Islands for a AAAA Region 3 contest on Friday, February 2. New Hampstead will battle a Sharks team coming off a 65-62 league loss to Wayne County (Jesup, GA). The Sharks record now stands at 7-12.
The Bears (15-6) will now prepare for their contest against Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, GA). The Yellow Jackets come into the AAAA Region 3 contest with a 11-9 record. In their last contest, Southeast Bulloch was defeated by Benedictine (Savannah, GA), 54-48, in a league contest.