Erwin lost to North Buncombe two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Warriors fell 81-69 to the Black Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 397th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 109th).
Jeremiah Norton
| 02/18/26 @ North Buncombe | 35 |
| 02/06/26 vs Asheville | 30 |
| 01/12/26 @ Madison | 30 |
| 01/22/26 vs Enka | 25 |
| 02/12/26 @ Enka | 24 |
| + 21 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Erwin lost, don't look at Jeremiah Norton. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 35 points and 15 rebounds. The Warriors are 2-1 when Norton posts 30 or more points, but 6-17 otherwise. Logan Schaller also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
North Buncombe had a senior duo take command as Matthew Ledford went 6-for-13 on his way to 25 points along with six boards and five assists and Trent Clark shot 47% from the field to rack up 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Clark's big performance that evening made it 51 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Parker Hyatt was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 10 points.
Erwin's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for North Buncombe, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Erwin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Buncombe, they will face off against T.C. Roberson at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The Black Hawks will need to watch out since the Rams have now posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.
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