The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newton-Conover Red Devils (Newton, NC) and the visiting Lincolnton Wolves (Lincolnton, NC), observed Newton-Conover's basketball team knock off Lincolnton by a score of 63-45.

The Red Devils (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC). The Cavaliers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, East Burke was knocked off by Bandys (Catawba, NC), 42-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wolves encounter the Bandys Trojans (Catawba, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Lincolnton will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 42-39 non-league win over East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC).