North Carolina High School Basketball - New Hanover topples Kinston
January 27, 2024: Kinston, NC 28501 In Saturday's non-league outing, the New Hanover Wildcats (Wilmington, NC) basketball squad beat the host Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC), by a margin of 64-50.
The Wildcats (18-0) will now prepare for their outing against Topsail (Hampstead, NC). The Pirates go into the 3A/4A Mideastern outing with a 5-12 record. In their last outing, Topsail was topped by West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC), 52-41, in a league outing.
The Vikings now own a 14-4 record. They play next when they host East Duplin for a 2A East Central outing on Tuesday, January 30. Kinston will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 69-47 league loss to James Kenan (Warsaw, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 2-14.