Fans at Friday's league challenge between the North Lenoir Hawks (LaGrange, NC) and the visiting James Kenan Tigers (Warsaw, NC), saw North Lenoir's basketball squad hold off James Kenan by a tally of 39-38.

With the victory, North Lenoir improves its record to 8-13 on the campaign. The Hawks host South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC) to confront the Blue Devils in a 2A East Central challenge on Tuesday, February 13. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 7-13. South Lenoir lost 54-11 in their recent league challenge against East Duplin (Beulaville, NC)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Southwest Onslow Stallions (Jacksonville, NC) in a 2A East Central challenge, on Tuesday, February 13. James Kenan will attempt to improve on its 10-10 season record. The Stallions come into the challenge with a 20-0 record after their 63-24 league win over Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC).