Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) and the visiting Pine Forest Trojans (Fayetteville, NC), saw Seventy-First's basketball squad knock off Pine Forest by a count of 67-53.

With the victory, Seventy-First upgrades its record to 9-1 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC) to play the Colts in a 3A/4A Conference 22 challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Colts come into the challenge with a record of 6-4. Cape Fear won 55-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC)

Next up, the Trojans play the Terry Sanford Bulldogs (Fayetteville, NC) in a 3A/4A Conference 23 challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Pine Forest will attempt to upgrade on its 7-3 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 53-45 non-league win over Gray's Creek (Hope Mills, NC).