North Carolina High School Basketball - Newton-Conover knocked off by North Wilkes
December 22, 2017: Newton, NC 28658 The North Wilkes Vikings basketball team scored 43 points and held the host Newton-Conover Red Devils to 35 in the Vikings non-league triumph on Friday.
The Vikings now sport a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Patton for a non-league contest on Wednesday, December 27. North Wilkes will battle a Panthers team coming off a 81-67 non-league loss to Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 7-4.
The Red Devils (2-7) will now prepare for their contest against Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville, NC). The Knights enter the South Fork 2A contest with a 4-7 record. In their last contest, Lake Norman Charter was defeated by South Point (Belmont, NC), 62-55, in a non-league contest.