North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First toppled by Apex Friendship
December 26, 2024: Apex, NC 27502 Apex Friendship Patriots (Apex, NC) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC), 64-47 in a non-league match.
With the victory, Apex Friendship upgrades its record to 8-1 on the year. The Patriots travel to Lee County (Sanford, NC) to face the Yellow Jackets in a non-league match on Friday, January 3. The Yellow Jackets enter the match with a record of 5-3. Lee County won 33-29 in their recent non-league match against West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC)
The Falcons now sport a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gray's Creek for a 3A/4A United 8 match on Friday, January 3. Seventy-First will face a Bears squad coming off a 49-39 non-league loss to Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC). The Bears record now stands at 5-4.