The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newfound Regional Bears (Bristol, NH) and the host Winnisquam Bears (Tilton, NH), observed Newfound Regional's basketball team edge Winnisquam by a score of 55-48.

The Bears (8-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Berlin (Berlin, NH). The Mountaineers come into the Division III challenge with a 0-12 record. In their last challenge, Berlin was tipped by Gilford (Gilford, NH), 57-12, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Derryfield Cougars (Manchester, NH) in a Freelance challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. Winnisquam will attempt to improve on its 0-13 season record.