North Carolina High School Basketball - Bessemer City edges Burns
February 9, 2024: Bessemer City, NC 28016 The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets (Bessemer City, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Burns Bulldogs (Lawndale, NC), 43-37 in Friday's league test.
The Yellow Jackets (11-12) will now prepare for their test against Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC). The Rams go into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont test with a 15-6 record. In their last test, Highland Tech got by Cherryville (Cherryville, NC), 49-24, in a league test.
The Bulldogs now own a 10-12 record. They play next when they travel to East Gaston for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont test on Tuesday, February 13. Burns will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 37-19 league loss to Shelby (Shelby, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 2-15.