The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the James River Knights (Buchanan, VA) and the host Northside Vikings (Roanoke, VA), observed James River's basketball team edge Northside by a score of 45-44.

The Knights (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Parry McCluer (Buena Vista, VA). The Fighting Blues enter the non-league battle with a 0-2 record. In their last battle, Parry McCluer was nudged by Riverheads (Staunton, VA), 50-37, in a non-league battle.

The Vikings now own a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hidden Valley for a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. Northside will meet a Titans squad coming off a 52-35 non-league win over Glenvar (Salem, VA). The Titans record now stands at 1-2.