The Mount Airy Granite Bears basketball team (Mount Airy, NC), was overwhelmed 49-24 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting East Wilkes Cardinals (Ronda, NC)

The Cardinals now possess a 16-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Starmount for a non-league battle on Friday, February 10. East Wilkes will confront a Rams team coming off a 46-15 non-league win over Alleghany (Sparta, NC). The Rams record now stands at 10-7.

The Granite Bears (4-7) will now prepare for their battle against Alleghany (Sparta, NC). The Trojans come into the non-league battle with a 1-14 record. In their last outing, Alleghany was trounced by Starmount (Boonville, NC), 46-15, in a non-league outing.