Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Buncombe Black Hawks (Weaverville, NC) and the host Hiwassee Dam Eagles (Murphy, NC), saw North Buncombe's basketball squad wallop Hiwassee Dam by a tally of 95-66.

With the victory, North Buncombe improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Black Hawks host A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC) to play the Rockets in a 3A/4A Mountain challenge on Wednesday, January 3. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. A.C. Reynolds won 70-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Franklin (Franklin, NC)

Next up, the Eagles play the Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC) in a 1A Smoky Mountain challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Hiwassee Dam will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 45-41 non-league loss to Union County (Blairsville, GA).