The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Monadnock Huskies (East Swanzey, NH) and the visiting Hopkinton Hawks (Contoocook, NH), observed Monadnock's basketball team edge Hopkinton by a score of 53-50.

The Huskies (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Conant (Jaffrey, NH). The Orioles come into the Division III challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Conant edged Stevens (Claremont, NH), 36-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats (Hillsboro, NH) in a Division III challenge, on Wednesday, December 18. Hopkinton will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Hillcats come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 51-21 league win over Stevens (Claremont, NH).