North Carolina High School Basketball - Mountain Heritage holds off Owen
January 5, 2024: Burnsville, NC 28714 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC) and the visiting Owen Warhorses (Black Mountain, NC), saw Mountain Heritage's basketball squad hold off Owen by a tally of 73-66.
With the victory, Mountain Heritage improves its record to 5-8 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Avery County (Newland, NC) to confront the Vikings in a 1A/2A Western Highlands challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 3-9. Avery County lost 63-56 in their recent league challenge against NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC)
Next up, the Warhorses confront the Rosman Tigers (Rosman, NC) in a 1A/2A Western Highlands challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Owen will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 81-36 league loss to Madison (Marshall, NC).