The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hendersonville Bearcats (Hendersonville, NC) and the visiting North Henderson Knights (Hendersonville, NC), observed Hendersonville's basketball team edge North Henderson by a score of 39-37.

The Bearcats (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Brevard (Brevard, NC). The Blue Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Brevard edged Patton (Morganton, NC), 42-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Pisgah Bears (Canton, NC) in a challenge, on Friday, January 17. North Henderson will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 12-2 record after their 61-50 non-league win over East Henderson (East Flat Rock, NC).