North Carolina High School Basketball - Mountain Heritage winner over Avery County
February 2, 2024: Burnsville, NC 28714 The Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC) basketball felled the visiting Avery County Vikings (Newland, NC), 48-40 in Friday's league test.
The Cougars (18-2) will now prepare for their test against Mitchell (Bakersville, NC). The Mountaineers go into the 1A/2A Western Highlands test with a 10-10 record. In their last test, Mitchell thwarted NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC), 71-3, in a league test.
The Vikings now own a 11-9 record. They play next when they travel to Madison for a 1A/2A Western Highlands test on Tuesday, February 6. Avery County will encounter a Patriots squad coming off a 75-51 league loss to Draughn (Valdese, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 9-12.