The Harvard Cardinals (Harvard, NE) basketball nipped the host Hampton Hawks (Hampton, NE), 42-36 in Monday's non-league test.

The Cardinals (2-5) will now prepare for their test against Axtell (Axtell, NE). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 6-1 record. In their last test, Axtell got by Blue Hill (Blue Hill, NE), 46-43, in a non-league test.

The Hawks now own a 1-6 record. They play next when they travel to Osceola for a non-league test on Thursday, January 1. Hampton will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 65-45 non-league win over St. Edward (St. Edward, NE). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-2.