North Carolina High School Basketball - John Paul II Catholic holds off Pungo Christian Academy
January 3, 2023: Belhaven, NC 27810 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the John Paul II Catholic Saints (Greenville, NC) and the host Pungo Christian Academy Raiders (Belhaven, NC), saw John Paul II Catholic's basketball squad hold off Pungo Christian Academy by a tally of 51-47.
With the victory, John Paul II Catholic improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Saints travel to Greenfield (Wilson, NC) to confront the Knights in a NCISAA Coastal Plain challenge on Wednesday, January 4. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 15-5. Greenfield won 72-63 in their recent non-league challenge against Raleigh Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC)
Next up, the Raiders confront the Terra Ceia Christian Knights (Pantego, NC) in a NCISAA Tarheel challenge, on Friday, January 6. Pungo Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 10-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 69-34 league win over Northeast Academy (Lasker, NC).