The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Ellet Orangemen (Akron, OH) and the visiting East Dragons (Akron, OH), observed Ellet's basketball team knock off East by a score of 62-50.

The Orangemen (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Cuyahoga Falls (Cuyahoga Falls, OH). The Black Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-6 record. In their last challenge, Cuyahoga Falls was knocked off by Revere (Richfield, OH), 55-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Dragons encounter the Archbishop Hoban Knights (Akron, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. East will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 8-0 record after their 73-48 non-league win over John F. Kennedy Catholic (Warren, OH).