Pennsylvania High School Basketball - North East overwhelms Girard
January 23, 2023: North East, PA 16428 Fans at Monday's league challenge between the North East Grape Pickers (North East, PA) and the visiting Girard Yellowjackets (Girard, PA), saw North East's basketball squad wallop Girard by a tally of 53-21.
With the victory, North East improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Grape Pickers host Northwestern (Albion, PA) to confront the Wildcats in a District 10 Region 3 challenge on Thursday, January 26. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 10-5. Northwestern won 61-11 in their recent league challenge against Iroquois (Erie, PA)
Next up, the Yellowjackets confront the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers (Erie, PA) in a District 10 Region 3 challenge, on Thursday, January 26. Girard will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Lakers come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 70-60 non-league loss to Eisenhower (Russell, PA).