Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Maiden Blue Devils (Maiden, NC) and the host Newton-Conover Red Devils (Newton, NC), saw Maiden's basketball squad hold off Newton-Conover by a tally of 75-69.

With the victory, Maiden improves its record to 15-9 on the campaign.

Next up, the Red Devils confront the West Lincoln Rebels (Lincolnton, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 19. Newton-Conover will attempt to improve on its 18-6 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 3-21 record after their 67-51 league loss to Lincolnton (Lincolnton, NC).