North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First bests Lumberton
February 11, 2025: Lumberton, NC 28358 The Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) basketball toppled the host Lumberton Pirates (Lumberton, NC), 75-66 in Tuesday's league bout.
The Falcons now possess a 15-3 record. They play next when they host Purnell Swett for a 3A/4A United 8 bout on Thursday, February 13. Seventy-First will play a Rams team coming off a 69-48 league win over Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC). The Rams record now stands at 5-16.
With the loss, Lumberton falls to 18-4 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC) to play the Colts in a 3A/4A United 8 bout on Thursday, February 13. The Colts go into the bout with a record of 10-9. Cape Fear lost 81-78 in their recent league bout against South View (Hope Mills, NC)