The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bishop Hendricken Hawks (Warwick, RI) and the visiting Cranston East Thunderbolts (Cranston, RI), observed Bishop Hendricken's basketball team overwhelm Cranston East by a score of 58-26.

The Hawks (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Newton North (Newtonville, MA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Newton North was routed by Braintree (Braintree, MA), 58-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Thunderbolts encounter the Westerly Bulldogs (Westerly, RI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Cranston East will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 50-40 non-league win over Central (Providence, RI).