The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the John Paul II Catholic Saints (Greenville, NC) and the host Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots (Kinston, NC), observed John Paul II Catholic's basketball team edge Arendell Parrott Academy by a score of 53-48.

The Saints (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Coastal Christian (Wilmington, NC). The Centurions come into the challenge with a 2-4 record. In their last challenge, Coastal Christian was tipped by Arendell Parrott Academy (Kinston, NC), 25-22, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes (Wilmington, NC) in a challenge, on Monday, February 3. Arendell Parrott Academy will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 52-30 league win over John Paul II Catholic (Greenville, NC).