North Carolina High School Basketball - Ashley can't hold off Topsail
January 27, 2017: Hampstead, NC 28443 The Ashley Screaming Eagle basketball team (Wilmington, NC), was nudged 27-26 in Friday's league battle with the host Topsail Pirates (Hampstead, NC)
The Pirates now sport a 10-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to E.A. Laney for a Mideastern 3A/4A battle on Tuesday, January 31. Topsail will battle a Buccaneers team coming off a 43-31 league loss to New Hanover (Wilmington, NC). The Buccaneers record now stands at 13-7.
The Screaming Eagle (4-13) will now prepare for their battle against Hoggard (Wilmington, NC). The Vikings come into the Mideastern 3A/4A battle with a 17-3 record. In their last battle, Hoggard edged West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC), 58-33, in a league battle.