North Carolina High School Basketball - Wilkes Central trounces East Burke
December 29, 2017: Wilkesboro, NC 28697 In Friday's non-league outing, the Wilkes Central Eagles (Wilkesboro, NC) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting East Burke Cavaliers (Connelly Springs, NC), by a margin of 72-43.
The Eagles (7-4) will now prepare for their outing against Elkin (Elkin, NC). The Elks go into the Mountain Valley 1A/2A outing with a 1-12 record. In their last outing, Elkin was trounced by Surry Central (Dobson, NC), 79-71, in a non-league outing.
The Cavaliers now own a 2-12 record. They play next when they travel to Bunker Hill for a Northwestern Foothills 2A outing on Wednesday, January 3. East Burke will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 62-51 non-league win over South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Bears record now stands at 6-7.