The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Goldsboro Cougars (Goldsboro, NC) and the host North Johnston Panthers (Kenly, NC), observed Goldsboro's basketball team knock off North Johnston by a score of 52-32.

The Cougars (21-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro, NC). The Warriors come into the 2A Neuse challenge with a 8-13 record. In their last challenge, Eastern Wayne dropped by North Johnston (Kenly, NC), 46-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Princeton Bulldogs (Princeton, NC) in a 2A Neuse challenge, on Friday, February 14. North Johnston will attempt to improve on its 18-2 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 5-18 record after their 62-45 league loss to Beddingfield (Wilson, NC).