The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Northside Vikings (Roanoke, VA) and the visiting Blacksburg Bruins (Blacksburg, VA), observed Northside's basketball team knock off Blacksburg by a score of 52-34.

The Vikings (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Franklin County (Rocky Mount, VA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 3-4 record.

In their next game, the Bruins encounter the Alleghany Cougars (Covington, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Blacksburg will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 41-30 non-league win over Stuarts Draft (Stuarts Draft, VA).