In Thursday's non-league test, the Emerson Waldorf Gnomes (Chapel Hill, NC) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Iron Academy Swordsmen (Raleigh, NC), by a score of 55-45.

Coming up next, the Gnomes play the Bradford Academy Archers (Mebane, NC) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, January 7. Emerson Waldorf will attempt to move on its 5-1 season record.

With the loss, Iron Academy falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Swordsmen host Thales Academy Flowers Plantation (Clayton, NC) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 6. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 2-7.