North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First trounces Purnell Swett
January 16, 2024: Pembroke, NC 28372 The Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) basketball crushed the host Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC), 59-37 in Tuesday's league test.
The Falcons (5-7) will now prepare for their test against Lumberton (Lumberton, NC). The Pirates go into the 3A/4A United 8 test with a 3-8 record. In their last test, Lumberton walloped Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC), 70-35, in a league test.
The Rams now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to Jack Britt for a 3A/4A United 8 test on Thursday, January 18. Purnell Swett will encounter a Buccaneers squad coming off a 64-39 league loss to Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC). The Buccaneers record now stands at 8-3.