North Carolina High School Basketball - Polk County edges Patton
December 16, 2022: Columbus, NC 28722 The Polk County Wolverines (Columbus, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Patton Panthers (Morganton, NC), 47-40 in Friday's league test.
The Wolverines (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Hendersonville (Hendersonville, NC). The Bearcats go into the 2A Conference 41 test with a 2-5 record. In their last test, Hendersonville got by R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC), 59-16, in a league test.
The Panthers now own a 0-8 record. They play next when they travel to Hibriten for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 20. Patton will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 66-19 non-league win over West Caldwell (Lenoir, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 6-1.