North Carolina High School Basketball - East Duplin edges James Kenan
January 6, 2023: Beulaville, NC 28518 The East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) basketball nipped the visiting James Kenan Tigers (Warsaw, NC), 57-50 in Friday's league test.
The Panthers (3-4) will now prepare for their test against South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC). The Blue Devils go into the 2A Conference 6 test with a 3-6 record. In their last test, South Lenoir was tipped by Kinston (Kinston, NC), 68-40, in a league test.
The Tigers now own a 6-7 record. They play next when they host North Lenoir for a 2A Conference 6 test on Tuesday, January 10. James Kenan will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 77-65 league win over Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC). The Hawks record now stands at 5-8.