North Carolina High School Basketball - Richlands thwarts Dixon
February 13, 2025: Holly Ridge, NC 28445 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC) and the host Dixon Bulldogs (Holly Ridge, NC), observed Richlands's basketball team knock off Dixon by a score of 65-48.
The Wildcats (5-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Croatan (Newport, NC). The Cougars come into the 3A Coastal challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Croatan was knocked off by West Carteret (Morehead City, NC), 82-77, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the White Oak Vikings (Jacksonville, NC) in a 3A Coastal challenge, on Wednesday, February 19. Dixon will attempt to improve on its 2-20 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 14-7 record after their 85-64 league loss to Swansboro (Swansboro, NC).