North Carolina High School Basketball - West Columbus trounces Pender
January 19, 2024: Cerro Gordo, NC 28430 The West Columbus Vikings (Cerro Gordo, NC) basketball crushed the visiting Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC), 75-51 in Friday's league test.
The Vikings (7-4) will now prepare for their test against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC). The Gators go into the 1A/2A Waccamaw test with a 4-9 record. In their last test, East Columbus was trounced by Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC), 90-58, in a league test.
The Patriots now own a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Wallace-Rose Hill for a non-league test on Saturday, January 20. Pender will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 59-44 league win over East Duplin (Beulaville, NC). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-6.