North Carolina High School Basketball - Jones overwhelmed by East Carteret
January 12, 2024: Beaufort, NC 28516 The Jones Trojans basketball team (Trenton, NC), was overwhelmed 43-11 in Friday's league battle with the host East Carteret Mariners (Beaufort, NC)
The Mariners now possess a 13-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pamlico County for a 1A/2A Coastal Plains battle on Tuesday, January 16. East Carteret will confront a Hurricanes team coming off a 58-20 league win over Lejeune (Camp Lejeune, NC). The Hurricanes record now stands at 6-9.
The Trojans (4-9) will now prepare for their battle against Northside - Pinetown (Pinetown, NC). The Panthers come into the 1A/2A Coastal Plains battle with a 12-2 record. In their last battle, Northside - Pinetown trounced Southside (Chocowinity, NC), 56-24, in a league battle.