North Carolina High School Basketball - Hibriten winner over Wilkes Central
January 3, 2023: Lenoir, NC 28645 The Hibriten Panthers (Lenoir, NC) basketball felled the visiting Wilkes Central Eagles (Wilkesboro, NC), 71-58 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Panthers (7-5) will now prepare for their test against South Point (Belmont, NC). The Red Raiders go into the non-league test with a 11-1 record. In their last test, South Point thwarted Forest (Ocala, FL), 66-41, in a non-league test.
The Eagles now own a 6-6 record. They play next when they host Starmount for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 4. Wilkes Central will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 55-49 non-league win over North Wilkes (Hays, NC). The Rams record now stands at 6-5.