North Carolina High School Basketball - Burns triumphant over Cherryville
January 3, 2025: Lawndale, NC 28090 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Burns Bulldogs (Lawndale, NC) and the visiting Cherryville Ironmen (Cherryville, NC), observed Burns's basketball team overwhelm Cherryville by a score of 75-25.
The Bulldogs (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, NC). The Gryphons come into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy trounced Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC), 62-11, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Ironmen encounter the East Gaston Warriors (Mt. Holly, NC) in a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Cherryville will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 2-11 record after their 68-28 league loss to Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC).