The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Northside Vikings (Roanoke, VA) and the visiting Rustburg Red Devils (Rustburg, VA), observed Northside's basketball team overcome Rustburg by a margin of 70-50.

The Vikings (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Roanoke Catholic (Roanoke, VA). The Celtics come into the non-league challenge with a 5-5 record. In their last challenge, Roanoke Catholic defeated Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA), 69-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Devils battle the Liberty Christian Bulldogs (Lynchburg, VA) in a non-league match, on Friday, December 27. Rustburg will attempt to advance on its 5-1 season record. The Bulldogs enter the match with a 6-0 record after their 76-58 non-league win over Grace Christian School (Mechanicsville, VA).