The Bunker Hill Bears (Claremont, NC) basketball edged the host St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC), 33-31 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host West Lincoln for a non-league bout on Tuesday, November 25. Bunker Hill will play a Rebels team coming off a 31-15 non-league loss to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Rebels record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, St. Stephens falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Indians host Draughn (Valdese, NC) to encounter the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, November 19. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Draughn won 62-10 in their recent non-league battle against Newton-Conover (Newton, NC)