The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Halifax County Comets (South Boston, VA) and the visiting Gretna Hawks (Gretna, VA), witnessed Halifax County's basketball squad run past Gretna by a count of 71-54.

With the victory, Halifax County advances its record to 3-3 on the year. The Comets host Bartlett Yancey (Yanceyville, NC) to meet the Buccaneers in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 18. The Buccaneers enter the battle with a record of 4-3. Bartlett Yancey lost 62-53 in their recent league battle against McMichael (Mayodan, NC)

The Hawks now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to William Campbell for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 16. Gretna will meet a Generals squad coming off a 61-52 non-league loss to Lunenburg Central (Victoria, VA). The Generals record now stands at 0-4.