Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Gray's Creek Bears (Hope Mills, NC), 70-44 in a league match.

With the victory, Seventy-First upgrades its record to 6-4 on the year. The Falcons travel to E.E. Smith (Fayetteville, NC) to face the Golden Bulls in a non-league match on Saturday, January 4. The Golden Bulls enter the match with a record of 6-3. E.E. Smith lost 62-53 in their recent non-league match against South View (Hope Mills, NC)

The Bears now sport a 5-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Douglas Byrd for a 3A/4A United 8 match on Tuesday, January 7. Gray's Creek will face a Eagles squad coming off a 54-13 league loss to South View (Hope Mills, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 5-4.