North Carolina High School Basketball - Bessemer City trounces Cherryville
February 2, 2024: Cherryville, NC 28021 The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets (Bessemer City, NC) basketball crushed the host Cherryville Ironmen (Cherryville, NC), 65-40 in Friday's league contest.
The Yellow Jackets now sport a 10-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Shelby for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest on Tuesday, February 6. Bessemer City will battle a Golden Lions team coming off a 38-36 league loss to Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC). The Golden Lions record now stands at 7-11.
The Ironmen (5-14) will now prepare for their contest against East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC). The Warriors come into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont contest with a 1-14 record. In their last contest, East Gaston was routed by Thomas Jefferson (Mooresboro, NC), 51-12, in a league contest.