North Carolina High School Basketball - Hertford County can't hold off Rocky Mount
January 10, 2019: Ahoskie, NC 27910 The Rocky Mount Gryphons basketball team scored 55 points and held the host Hertford County Bears to 51 in the Gryphons non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Gryphons now sport a 10-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hunt for a Big East 3A contest on Friday, January 11. Rocky Mount will battle a Warriors team coming off a 72-69 league loss to Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 8-4.
The Bears (6-7) will now prepare for their contest against First Flight (Kill Devil Hills, NC). The Nighthawks enter the Northeastern Coastal 2A contest with a 8-6 record. In their last contest, First Flight nudged Manteo (Manteo, NC), 80-57, in a non-league contest.