The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the James River Knights (Buchanan, VA) and the host Carroll County Cavaliers (Hillsville, VA), observed James River's basketball team edge Carroll County by a score of 41-40.

The Knights (4-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Radford (Radford, VA). The Bobcats come into the non-league challenge with a 4-13 record.

In their next game, the Cavaliers encounter the Floyd County Buffaloes (Floyd, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Carroll County will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 71-23 non-league win over Patrick County (Stuart, VA).