North Carolina High School Basketball - East Gaston thwarts Cherryville
January 10, 2024: Cherryville, NC 28021 The East Gaston Warriors (Mt. Holly, NC) basketball knocked off the host Cherryville Ironmen (Cherryville, NC), 77-62 in Wednesday's league test.
The Warriors (9-5) will now prepare for their test against Thomas Jefferson (Mooresboro, NC). The Gryphons go into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont test with a 7-5 record. In their last test, Thomas Jefferson went down by Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC), 64-55, in a league test.
The Ironmen now sport a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bessemer City for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest on Friday, January 12. Cherryville will battle a Yellow Jackets team coming off a 67-38 league loss to Shelby (Shelby, NC). The Yellow Jackets record now stands at 3-12.