The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the John Paul II Catholic Saints (Greenville, NC) and the visiting Wayne Country Day Chargers (Goldsboro, NC), observed John Paul II Catholic's basketball team edge Wayne Country Day by a score of 36-29.

The Saints (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Wayne Christian (Goldsboro, NC). The Eagles come into the challenge with a 3-0 record. In their last challenge, Wayne Christian edged North Duplin (Calypso, NC), 48-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Chargers encounter the Neuse Charter Cougars (Smithfield, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Wayne Country Day will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 83-38 non-league loss to C.B. Aycock (Pikeville, NC).