Ohio High School Basketball - Buckeye Local nips Steubenville
December 5, 2016: Rayland, OH 43943 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Buckeye Local Panthers (Rayland, OH) and the visiting Steubenville Big Red (Steubenville, OH), saw Buckeye Local's basketball squad hold off Steubenville by a count of 51-45.
With the victory, Buckeye Local upgrades its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Panthers host Beaver (Lisbon, OH) to play the Beavers in a Buckeye 8 challenge on Thursday, December 15. The Beavers come into the challenge with a record of 3-1.
Next up, the Big Red play the Weir Red Riders (Weirton, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 7. Steubenville will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Red Riders come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 65-36 non-league loss to Brooke (Wellsburg, WV).