The Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats basketball squad (Hillsboro, NH), was crushed 47-17 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Hopkinton Hawks (Contoocook, NH)

With the victory, Hopkinton advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Hawks travel to Campbell (Litchfield, NH) to meet the in a Division III battle on Friday, December 20. The enter the battle with a record of 0-2. Campbell lost 59-14 in their recent league battle against Newport (Newport, NH)

The Hillcats now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Monadnock for a Division III battle on Friday, December 20. Hillsboro-Deering will meet a Huskies squad coming off a 38-26 league win over Conant (Jaffrey, NH). The Huskies record now stands at 2-0.