North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First triumphant over Jordan
January 17, 2026: Durham, NC 27707 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) and the host Jordan Falcons (Durham, NC), observed Seventy-First's basketball team overwhelm Jordan by a score of 60-23.
With the victory, Seventy-First advances its record to 10-2 on the year. The Falcons host Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC) to meet the Eagles in a Eastern Sandhills 5A/6A battle on Tuesday, January 20. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 0-12. Douglas Byrd lost 47-31 in their recent non-league battle against North Moore (Robbins, NC)
The Falcons now own a 2-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Millbrook for a non-league battle on Monday, January 19. Jordan will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 54-39 league loss to Corinth Holders (Wendell, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-7.