North Carolina High School Basketball - Excelsior Classical Academy can't hold off Roxboro Community
January 17, 2025: Roxboro, NC 27573 Roxboro Community Bulldogs (Roxboro, NC) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions (Durham, NC), 54-48 in a league match.
With the victory, Roxboro Community upgrades its record to 8-5 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to J.F. Webb (Oxford, NC) to face the Warriors in a non-league match on Saturday, January 18. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 7-5. J.F. Webb lost 79-28 in their recent league match against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability (Durham, NC)
The Flying Lions now sport a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Oxford Prep for a 1A Triangle North match on Tuesday, January 21. Excelsior Classical Academy will face a Griffins squad coming off a 77-17 non-league loss to Franklinton (Franklinton, NC). The Griffins record now stands at 6-10.