The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Northern Guilford Nighthawks (Greensboro, NC) and the visiting Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC), observed Northern Guilford's basketball team edge Watauga by a score of 57-53.

The Nighthawks (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Southwest Guilford (High Point, NC). The Cowboys come into the non-league challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Southwest Guilford edged High Point Central (High Point, NC), 67-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pioneers battle the A.C. Reynolds Rockets (Asheville, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 2. Watauga will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 42-30 non-league win over North Buncombe (Weaverville, NC).