North Carolina High School Basketball - Owen sneaks past Mountain Heritage
January 4, 2025: Black Mountain, NC 28711 The Owen Warhorses (Black Mountain, NC) basketball edged the visiting Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC), 71-64 in Saturday's league bout.
The Warhorses now possess a 6-2 record. They play next when they host Brevard for a non-league bout on Monday, January 6. Owen will play a Blue Devils team coming off a 47-46 league loss to R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC). The Blue Devils record now stands at 2-4.
With the loss, Mountain Heritage falls to 8-2 on the campaign. The Cougars host Avery County (Newland, NC) to play the Vikings in a 1A/2A Western Highlands bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 8-4. Avery County lost 76-65 in their recent non-league bout against McDowell (Marion, NC)