The Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC) basketball edged the host J.H. Rose Rampants (Greenville, NC), 49-47 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Vikings now possess a 12-5 record. They play next when they travel to Greene Central for a bout on Tuesday, February 17. Kinston will play a Rams team coming off a 55-21 league win over Beddingfield (Wilson, NC). The Rams record now stands at 18-3.

With the loss, J.H. Rose falls to 13-2 on the campaign. The Rampants travel to D.H. Conley (Greenville, NC) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Friday, February 13. The Vikings come into the test with a record of 12-4. D.H. Conley lost 55-48 in their recent non-league test against South Central (Winterville, NC)