North Carolina High School Basketball - Kings Mountain winner over Shelby
February 7, 2024: Kings Mountain, NC 28086 The Kings Mountain Mountaineers (Kings Mountain, NC) basketball felled the visiting Shelby Golden Lions (Shelby, NC), 68-59 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Mountaineers (16-5) will now prepare for their test against Forestview (Gastonia, NC). The Jaguars go into the 3A Big South test with a 7-14 record. In their last test, Forestview was beaten by Ashbrook (Gastonia, NC), 75-51, in a league test.
The Golden Lions now own a 13-7 record. They play next when they travel to East Gaston for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont test on Friday, February 9. Shelby will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 73-43 league win over Cherryville (Cherryville, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 14-7.