North Carolina High School Basketball - East Duplin thwarts Southwest Onslow
January 30, 2025: Beulaville, NC 28518 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) and the visiting Southwest Onslow Stallions (Jacksonville, NC), observed East Duplin's basketball team knock off Southwest Onslow by a score of 27-17.
The Panthers (17-2) will now prepare for their challenge against North Lenoir (LaGrange, NC). The Hawks come into the 2A East Central challenge with a 5-13 record. In their last challenge, North Lenoir dropped by Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC), 46-33, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Stallions battle the Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC) in a 2A East Central challenge, on Friday, January 31. Southwest Onslow will attempt to improve on its 8-6 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 14-2 record after their 57-48 league win over North Lenoir (LaGrange, NC).