North Carolina High School Basketball - Jones knocked off by East Carteret
January 31, 2023: Beaufort, NC 28516
The East Carteret Mariners basketball team scored 66 points and held the visiting Jones Trojans to 46 in the Mariners league triumph on Tuesday.
The Mariners now sport a 13-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pamlico County for a 1A/2A Conference 3 contest on Friday, February 3. East Carteret will battle a Hurricanes team coming off a 82-59 league win over Lejeune (Camp Lejeune, NC). The Hurricanes record now stands at 10-10.
The Trojans (8-7) will now prepare for their contest against Northside - Pinetown (Pinetown, NC). The Panthers enter the 1A/2A Conference 3 contest with a 5-14 record. In their last contest, Northside - Pinetown was defeated by Southside (Chocowinity, NC), 64-54, in a league contest.