North Carolina High School Basketball - Cherryville overwhelmed by Bessemer City
January 12, 2024: Bessemer City, NC 28016 The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets basketball team scored 69 points and restricted the visiting Cherryville Ironmen to 27 in the Yellow Jackets league victory on Friday.
The Yellow Jackets now sport a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Burns for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest on Tuesday, January 16. Bessemer City will battle a Bulldogs team coming off a 59-24 non-league loss to Polk County (Columbus, NC). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-7.
The Ironmen (5-9) will now prepare for their contest against Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC). The Rams come into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest with a 10-3 record. In their last contest, Highland Tech triumphed over Shelby (Shelby, NC), 48-33, in a league contest.