North Carolina High School Basketball - Shelby knocks off East Rutherford
January 22, 2025: Forest City, NC 28018 The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Shelby Golden Lions (Shelby, NC) and the host East Rutherford Cavaliers (Forest City, NC), observed Shelby's basketball team overcome East Rutherford by a margin of 64-56.
The Golden Lions (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Burns (Lawndale, NC). The Bulldogs come into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont challenge with a 12-4 record. In their last challenge, Burns defeated Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, NC), 60-59, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Cavaliers battle the Brevard Blue Devils (Brevard, NC) in a 1A/2A Mountain Foothills 7 challenge, on Friday, January 24. East Rutherford will attempt to better on its 3-14 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 63-41 non-league win over Tuscola (Waynesville, NC).