The Hanover Hawks (Mechanicsville, VA) basketball knocked off the visiting Patrick Henry Patriots (Ashland, VA), 60-42 in Friday's league test.

The Hawks (9-7) will now prepare for their test against Varina (Richmond, VA). The Blue Devils go into the Capital test with a 12-2 record. In their last test, Varina notched a victory over Armstrong (Richmond, VA), 84-38, in a league test.

The Patriots now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to Charles City for a non-league test on Monday, January 23. Patrick Henry will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 65-41 league loss to Mathews (Mathews, VA). The Panthers record now stands at 7-8.