North Carolina High School Basketball - Roanoke Rapids overwhelms Northwest Halifax
December 5, 2022: Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets (Roanoke Rapids, NC) and the visiting Northwest Halifax Vikings (Littleton, NC), saw Roanoke Rapids's basketball squad wallop Northwest Halifax by a tally of 66-34.
With the victory, Roanoke Rapids improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets host Franklinton (Franklinton, NC) to confront the Rams in a 2A/3A Conference 17 challenge on Tuesday, December 6. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Franklinton lost 48-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Knightdale (Knightdale, NC)
Next up, the Vikings confront the Northampton County Jaguars (Gaston, NC) in a 1A Conference 9 challenge, on Tuesday, December 6. Northwest Halifax will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 41-21 non-league win over Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC).