WINTERVILLE — Having already beaten South Central once, West Craven’s boys’ basketball team came into Friday’s night game with a chance to become the clear frontrunner in the Coastal Conference.
South Central had other plans.

The Falcons, who have won three straight Coastal Conference titles and were the 3-A state runner-up last year, led for most of the game in a 67-56 win, handing West Craven its first loss of the season. The Eagles came in 19-0 and ranked as one of top 3-A teams in the state.

“In the first game, what they essentially did was protect home court and that’s what good basketball teams do. It was our job tonight to protect our home court,” SC coach Chris Cherry said. “That’s what we did.”

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