North Carolina High School Basketball - Alexander Central sneaks past Hibriten
February 11, 2025: Taylorsville, NC 28681
The Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC) basketball edged the visiting Hibriten Panthers (Lenoir, NC), 49-48 in Tuesday's league bout.
The Cougars now possess a 14-9 record. They play next when they travel to Freedom for a 3A/4A Northwestern bout on Friday, February 14. Alexander Central will play a Patriots team coming off a 58-53 league loss to Watauga (Boone, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 12-10.
With the loss, Hibriten falls to 13-10 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to South Caldwell (Hudson, NC) to play the Spartans in a 3A/4A Northwestern bout on Friday, February 14. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 16-7. South Caldwell won 75-63 in their recent league bout against Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC)