North Carolina High School Basketball - West Wilkes thwarts East Wilkes
January 22, 2019: Ronda, NC 28670 The West Wilkes Blackhawks (Millers Creek, NC) basketball knocked off the host East Wilkes Cardinals (Ronda, NC), 54-42 in Tuesday's league test.
The Blackhawks (10-6) will now prepare for their test against Alleghany (Sparta, NC). The Trojans go into the Mountain Valley 1A/2A test with a 11-6 record. In their last test, Alleghany went down by Galax (Galax, VA), 45-40, in a non-league test.
The Cardinals now own a 4-11 record. They play next when they host Starmount for a Mountain Valley 1A/2A test on Friday, January 25. East Wilkes will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 66-20 league loss to Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC). The Rams record now stands at 0-16.