North Carolina High School Basketball - Hoke County holds off Pinecrest
February 18, 2026: Raeford, NC 28376 The Hoke County Bucks basketball team scored 60 points and limited the visiting Pinecrest Patriots to 53 in the Bucks league triumph on Wednesday.
The Bucks now have a 11-11 record. They play next when they travel to Overhills for a Mid-South 7A/8A game on Friday, February 20. Hoke County will clash with a Jaguars squad coming off a 61-58 league win over Pinecrest (Southern Pines, NC). The Jaguars record now stands at 13-10.
The Patriots (8-14) will now prepare for their outing against Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC). The Buccaneers enter the Mid-South 7A/8A outing with a 12-11 record. In their last outing, Jack Britt was nipped by Richmond Senior (Rockingham, NC), 60-59, in a league outing.