Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the North Stanly Comets (New London, NC) and the host West Stanly Colts (Oakboro, NC), saw North Stanly's basketball squad hold off West Stanly by a tally of 71-69.

With the victory, North Stanly improves its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Comets travel to South Stanly (Norwood, NC) to play the Rowdy Rebel Bulls in a 1A/2A Conference 35 challenge on Friday, December 16. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. South Stanly lost 63-40 in their recent league challenge against Mount Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, NC)

Next up, the Colts play the Piedmont Panthers (Monroe, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 16. West Stanly will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 44-35 non-league win over Monroe (Monroe, NC).