Vikings Basketball on pace for unmatched season

This week, the Avery Vikings boys basketball team swept three conference opponents, clinching the regular-season championship in the Western Highlands Conference with a 10-0 conference mark and 18-4 overall record. The regular-season title is the first for Avery since the 2005-06 season, a team that finished 10-2 in WHC play.

Avery still has much to play for, including a No. 1 seed in the upcoming state playoffs, where Avery is in the mix with teams that include Cherryville, Alleghany, Hayesville and Robbinsville.

Avery is ranked No. 6 in 1A according to MaxPreps, the highest in the Western region by teams not named Winston-Salem Prep.

The Avery Lady Vikings are 16-6 overall, 7-4 in WHC play. AHS is fighting for a No. 2 seed in the WHC Tournament.

Avery hosts Hendersonville on Mon. Feb. 10, and hosts Mitchell on Tuesday, Feb. 11, for Senior Night.