North Carolina High School Basketball - Southern Lee holds off Hoke County
January 7, 2025: Raeford, NC 28376 The Southern Lee Cavaliers basketball team scored 49 points and limited the host Hoke County Bucks to 44 in the Cavaliers league triumph on Tuesday.
The Cavaliers now have a 13-0 record. They play next when they travel to Western Harnett for a non-league game on Thursday, January 9. Southern Lee will confront a Eagles team coming off a 73-31 league loss to E.E. Smith (Fayetteville, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 0-13.
With the loss, Hoke County falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Bucks travel to Union Pines (Cameron, NC) to confront the Vikings in a 3A/4A Sandhills game on Thursday, January 9. The Vikings go into the game with a record of 9-5. Union Pines lost 66-48 in their recent league game against Richmond (Rockingham, NC)