North Carolina High School Basketball - Ashe County edges Hibriten
January 18, 2024: Lenoir, NC 28645 The Ashe County Huskies (West Jefferson, NC) basketball nipped the host Hibriten Panthers (Lenoir, NC), 46-40 in Thursday's league test.
The Huskies (6-9) will now prepare for their test against Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Patriots go into the 3A/4A Northwestern test with a 7-8 record. In their last test, Freedom was tipped by South Caldwell (Hudson, NC), 64-49, in a league test.
The Panthers now own a 1-13 record. They play next when they travel to Alexander Central for a 3A/4A Northwestern test on Tuesday, January 23. Hibriten will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 64-54 league loss to South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 6-10.