North Carolina High School Basketball - Mountain Heritage nips Mitchell
February 4, 2025: Bakersville, NC 28705 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC) and the host Mitchell Mountaineers (Bakersville, NC), saw Mountain Heritage's basketball team nip Mitchell by a tally of 58-52.
The Cougars now possess a 16-2 record. They play next when they host Madison for a 1A/2A Western Highlands bout on Friday, February 7. Mountain Heritage will play a Patriots team coming off a 72-17 league win over Rosman (Rosman, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 12-10.
With the loss, Mitchell falls to 10-8 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC) to play the Dragons in a 1A/2A Western Highlands bout on Thursday, February 6. The Dragons go into the bout with a record of 4-12. NCSSM: Morganton lost 76-55 in their recent league bout against Owen (Black Mountain, NC)