North Carolina High School Basketball - Alexander Central thwarts Newton-Conover
December 28, 2019: Newton, NC 28658 The Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC) basketball knocked off the host Newton-Conover Red Devils (Newton, NC), 50-39 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Cougars (7-4) will now prepare for their test against Hickory (Hickory, NC). The Red Tornadoes go into the non-league test with a 9-0 record. In their last test, Hickory notched a victory over St. Stephens (Hickory, NC), 69-41, in a non-league test.
The Red Devils now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Bandys for a South Fork Athletic 2A test on Friday, January 3. Newton-Conover will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 65-61 non-league win over Lincolnton (Lincolnton, NC). The Trojans record now stands at 5-5.