North Carolina High School Basketball - Watauga knocked off by Hibriten
February 3, 2023: Lenoir, NC 28645 The Hibriten Panthers basketball team scored 62 points and held the visiting Watauga Pioneers to 51 in the Panthers league triumph on Friday.
The Panthers now sport a 9-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alexander Central for a 3A/4A Conference 52 contest on Tuesday, February 7. Hibriten will meet a Cougars team coming off a 60-46 league win over South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 15-6.
The Pioneers (11-11) will now prepare for their contest against Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Patriots enter the 3A/4A Conference 52 contest with a 17-4 record. In their last contest, Freedom ran past Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC), 76-62, in a league contest.