North Carolina High School Basketball - Vance County edges Roanoke Rapids
February 1, 2019: Henderson, NC 27537 The Vance County Vipers (Henderson, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets (Roanoke Rapids, NC), 61-56 in Friday's league test.
The Vipers (15-4) will now prepare for their test against Louisburg (Louisburg, NC). The Warriors go into the Northern Carolina 1A/2A test with a 11-8 record. In their last test, Louisburg got by Falls Lake Academy (Creedmoor, NC), 72-53, in a non-league test.
The Yellowjackets now own a 7-12 record. They play next when they travel to KIPP Pride for a non-league test on Saturday, February 2. Roanoke Rapids will encounter a Pride squad coming off a 84-75 league loss to North Edgecombe (Tarboro, NC). The Pride record now stands at 6-12.