North Carolina High School Basketball - Whiteville can't hold off West Bladen
January 3, 2023: Whiteville, NC 28472 The West Bladen Knights basketball team scored 45 points and held the host Whiteville Wolfpack to 38 in the Knights non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Knights now sport a 10-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Bladen for a 2A Conference 7 contest on Friday, January 6. West Bladen will battle a Eagles team coming off a 61-38 league win over Clinton (Clinton, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 10-1.
The Wolfpack (1-9) will now prepare for their contest against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC). The Gators enter the 1A/2A Conference 5 contest with a 2-7 record. In their last contest, East Columbus nudged Lakewood (Roseboro, NC), 49-40, in a non-league contest.