North Carolina High School Basketball - York can't hold off Piedmont
January 3, 2024: Monroe, NC 28110 The Piedmont Panthers basketball team scored 45 points and held the visiting York Cougars to 42 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Wednesday.
The Panthers now sport a 7-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Monroe for a 2A/3A Rocky River contest on Friday, January 5. Piedmont will battle a Redhawks team coming off a 61-13 non-league loss to Sun Valley (Monroe, NC). The Redhawks record now stands at 2-6.
The Cougars (5-7) will now prepare for their contest against South Point (Belmont, NC). The Red Raiders enter the non-league contest with a 6-5 record. In their last contest, South Point nudged Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill, SC), 66-47, in a non-league contest.