North Carolina High School Basketball - Topsail nudges Clinton
December 7, 2017: Hampstead, NC 28443 In Thursday's non-league outing, the Topsail Pirates (Hampstead, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting Clinton Dark Horses (Clinton, NC), by a count of 54-50.
The Pirates (5-1) will now prepare for their outing against Hoggard (Wilmington, NC). The Vikings go into the Mideastern 3A/4A outing with a 4-1 record. In their last outing, Hoggard held off Wakefield (Raleigh, NC), 43-42, in a non-league outing.
The Dark Horses now hold a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to James Kenan for a East Central 2A outing on Tuesday, December 12. Clinton will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 49-46 non-league win over Lakewood (Roseboro, NC). The Tigers record now stands at 2-3.