Basketball Recap: North Buncombe Comes Up Short

North Buncombe lost against McDowell back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Black Hawks took a 72-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans.

Aubrey Gilliland

Points

12/05/25 vs McDowell	25
12/02/25 @ Franklin	33
11/25/25 vs Pisgah	18

Despite the loss, North Buncombe still got an impressive performance from Aubrey Gilliland, who shot 47% from the field to rack up 25 points along with eight boards and four steals. The game was Gilliland's third in a row with at least 18 points. Grace Parker was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.

Sanai Corpening was the offensive standout of the matchup as she posted 23 points. Another player making a difference was Clara Mccartha, who earned 15 points.

North Buncombe's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for McDowell, their record is now 5-1.

North Buncombe wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 57-42 win against South Point on the 6th. As for McDowell, they will challenge East Rutherford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.