The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Hanover Hawks (Mechanicsville, VA) and the visiting Deep Run Wildcats (Glen Allen, VA), observed Hanover's basketball team edge Deep Run by a score of 53-47.

The Hawks (13-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Varina (Richmond, VA). The Blue Devils come into the Capital challenge with a 2-9 record. In their last challenge, Varina was tipped by Henrico (Richmond, VA), 75-20, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Atlee Raiders (Mechanicsville, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 5. Deep Run will attempt to improve on its 12-5 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 5-10 record after their 57-53 league win over Armstrong (Richmond, VA).