North Carolina High School Basketball - East Burke thwarts Draughn
December 9, 2022: Valdese, NC 28690
The East Burke Cavaliers (Connelly Springs, NC) basketball knocked off the host Draughn Wildcats (Valdese, NC), 60-45 in Friday's non-league test.
The Cavaliers (3-1) will now prepare for their test against Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Patriots go into the non-league test with a 6-0 record. In their last test, Freedom notched a victory over Patton (Morganton, NC), 55-19, in a non-league test.
The Wildcats now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Owen for a 1A/2A Conference 42 test on Tuesday, December 13. Draughn will encounter a Warhorses squad coming off a 38-34 non-league loss to Thomas Jefferson (Mooresboro, NC). The Warhorses record now stands at 3-4.