North Carolina High School Basketball - White Oak edges Croatan
January 31, 2023: Newport, NC 28570 The White Oak Vikings (Jacksonville, NC) basketball nipped the host Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC), 27-24 in Tuesday's league test.
The Vikings (1-15) will now prepare for their test against Richlands (Richlands, NC). The Wildcats go into the 3A Conference 16 test with a 10-8 record. In their last test, Richlands got by West Carteret (Morehead City, NC), 51-49, in a league test.
The Cougars now own a 9-10 record. They play next when they travel to West Carteret for a 3A Conference 16 test on Friday, February 3. Croatan will encounter a Patriots squad coming off a 51-49 league loss to Richlands (Richlands, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 8-10.