North Carolina High School Basketball - Kinston holds off West Carteret
December 13, 2022: Morehead City, NC 28557 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC) and the host West Carteret Patriots (Morehead City, NC), saw Kinston's basketball squad hold off West Carteret by a tally of 51-44.
With the victory, Kinston improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to James Kenan (Warsaw, NC) to confront the Tigers in a 2A Conference 6 challenge on Friday, December 16. The Tigers come into the outing with a record of 2-2. James Kenan won 76-35 in their recent non-league outing against North Duplin (Calypso, NC)
The Patriots now own a 5-2 record. They play next when they travel to Pamlico County for a non-league outing on Wednesday, December 14. West Carteret will encounter a Hurricanes squad coming off a 48-45 non-league win over Havelock (Havelock, NC). The Hurricanes record now stands at 1-4.