North Carolina High School Basketball - Alexander Central edges Ashe County
January 3, 2018: Taylorsville, NC 28681 The Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Ashe County Huskies (West Jefferson, NC), 52-45 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Cougars (7-6) will now prepare for their test against McDowell (Marion, NC). The Titans go into the Northwestern 3A/4A test with a 11-2 record. In their last test, McDowell got by Watauga (Boone, NC), 85-80, in a league test.
The Huskies now own a 4-7 record. They play next when they host Wilkes Central for a Mountain Valley 1A/2A test on Friday, January 5. Ashe County will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 86-54 league win over Elkin (Elkin, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 8-5.