North Carolina High School Basketball - West Carteret nips East Carteret
December 30, 2011: Morehead City, NC 28557 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the West Carteret Patriots (Morehead City, NC) and the visiting East Carteret Mariners (Beaufort, NC), saw West Carteret's basketball team get by East Carteret by a tally of 78-74.
The Patriots now sport a 5-4 record. They play next when they host Conley for a 3A Coastal contest on Friday, January 6. West Carteret will meet a Vikings team coming off a 63-60 league win over White Oak (Jacksonville, NC). The Vikings record now stands at 4-7.
The Mariners (5-7) will now prepare for their contest against Spring Creek (Seven Springs, NC). The Gators come into the non-league contest with a 3-5 record. In their last contest, Spring Creek was nudged by Princeton (Princeton, NC), 73-58, in a non-league contest.