North Carolina High School Basketball - Alexander Central can't hold off Hibriten
February 13, 2024: Lenoir, NC 28645 The Hibriten Panthers basketball team scored 64 points and restricted the visiting Alexander Central Cougars to 58 in the Panthers league victory on Tuesday.
The Panthers now sport a 16-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Caldwell for a 3A/4A Northwestern contest on Friday, February 16. Hibriten will battle a Spartans team coming off a 56-41 league loss to Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 9-14.
The Cougars (18-5) will now prepare for their contest against Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Patriots come into the 3A/4A Northwestern contest with a 12-10 record. In their last contest, Freedom was nudged by Watauga (Boone, NC), 72-52, in a league contest.