In Thursday's non-league outing, the Hopkinton Hawks (Contoocook, NH) basketball squad edged the visiting Monadnock Huskies (East Swanzey, NH), by a count of 43-36.

The Hawks (8-0) will now prepare for their outing against Gilford (Gilford, NH). The Golden Eagles go into the Division III outing with a 6-3 record. In their last outing, Gilford held off Stevens (Claremont, NH), 44-33, in a league outing.

The Huskies now hold a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Conant for a Division III outing on Tuesday, January 16. Monadnock will clash with a Orioles squad coming off a 34-33 league win over Fall Mountain (Langdon, NH). The Orioles record now stands at 7-3.