The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Columbia Wildcats (Columbia, NC) and the visiting Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech Griffins (Elizabeth City, NC), observed Columbia's basketball team overcome Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech by a score of 38-18.

The Wildcats (5-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Ocracoke (Ocracoke, NC). The Dolphins come into the 1A Atlantic challenge with a 3-3 record.

In their next game, the Griffins battle the Albemarle School Colts (Elizabeth City, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech will attempt to improve on its 2-13 season record. The Colts come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 51-46 league loss to Pungo Christian Academy (Belhaven, NC).