The Shelby Golden Lions (Shelby, NC) basketball edged the visiting Kings Mountain Mountaineers (Kings Mountain, NC), 48-45 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Golden Lions now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Bessemer City for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7.

With the loss, Kings Mountain falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to Ashbrook (Gastonia, NC) to play the Greenwave in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Greenwave go into the bout with a record of 2-4. Ashbrook lost 45-35 in their recent league bout against South Point (Belmont, NC)