The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Union Pines Vikings (Cameron, NC) and the visiting Pinecrest Patriots (Southern Pines, NC), observed Union Pines's basketball team edge Pinecrest by a score of 61-60.

The Vikings (14-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Pinecrest (Southern Pines, NC). The Patriots come into the 3A/4A Sandhills challenge with a 14-8 record. In their last challenge, Pinecrest was tipped by Union Pines (Cameron, NC), 61-60, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Southern Lee Cavaliers (Sanford, NC) in a 3A/4A Sandhills challenge, on Monday, February 17. Pinecrest will attempt to improve on its 14-8 season record. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a 19-3 record after their 51-47 league loss to Lee County (Sanford, NC).