North Carolina High School Basketball - Pinecrest overwhelms E.E. Smith
December 12, 2025: Southern Pines, NC 28387 The Pinecrest Patriots basketball team scored 75 points and limited the visiting E.E. Smith Golden Bulls to 52 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Friday.
The Patriots now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they host Union Pines for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 16. Pinecrest will confront a Vikings team coming off a 38-36 non-league win over West Johnston (Benson, NC). The Vikings record now stands at 1-2.
With the loss, E.E. Smith falls to 2-3 on the season. The Golden bulls host Lumberton (Lumberton, NC) to clash with the Pirates in a non-league outing on Monday, December 15. The Pirates come into the outing with a record of 7-0. Lumberton won 54-48 in their recent non-league outing against Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC)