The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Bertie Falcons (Windsor, NC) and the visiting Gates County Red Barons (Gatesville, NC), observed Bertie's basketball team overwhelm Gates County by a score of 71-35.

The Falcons (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Riverside-Martin (Williamston, NC). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Riverside-Martin was routed by Tarboro (Tarboro, NC), 63-59, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Barons encounter the Tarboro Vikings (Tarboro, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Gates County will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 55-31 non-league win over North Edgecombe (Tarboro, NC).