The Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC) basketball were winner over the visiting Bunker Hill Bears (Claremont, NC), 63-50 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 5-6 record. They play next when they host Newton-Conover for a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. Alexander Central will play a Red Devils team coming off a 74-43 non-league win over Foard (Newton, NC). The Red Devils record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Bunker Hill falls to 0-10 on the campaign. The Bears travel to West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC) to play the Rebels in a 2A Catawba Valley bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 5-7. West Lincoln lost 39-38 in their recent non-league bout against North Gaston (Dallas, NC)