The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hertford County Bears (Ahoskie, NC) and the host Northeastern Eagles (Elizabeth City, NC), observed Hertford County's basketball team edge Northeastern by a score of 41-34.

The Bears (8-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Bertie (Windsor, NC). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 10-1 record. In their last challenge, Bertie edged Martin County (Williamston, NC), 59-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Pasquotank County Panthers (Elizabeth City, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Northeastern will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 62-60 league win over Manteo (Manteo, NC).