North Carolina High School Basketball - Mountain Heritage overwhelms Owen
January 30, 2024: Black Mountain, NC 28711 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC) and the host Owen Warhorses (Black Mountain, NC), saw Mountain Heritage's basketball squad wallop Owen by a tally of 72-32.
With the victory, Mountain Heritage improves its record to 17-2 on the campaign. The Cougars host Avery County (Newland, NC) to confront the Vikings in a 1A/2A Western Highlands challenge on Friday, February 2. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 11-8. Avery County won 60-45 in their recent league challenge against Mitchell (Bakersville, NC)
Next up, the Warhorses confront the Madison Patriots (Marshall, NC) in a 1A/2A Western Highlands challenge, on Wednesday, January 31. Owen will attempt to improve on its 3-16 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 66-7 league win over NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC).