The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Covington Buccs (Covington, OH) and the host Fairlawn Jets (Sidney, OH), observed Covington's basketball team edge Fairlawn by a score of 54-48.

The Buccs (3-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Troy Christian (Troy, OH). The Eagles come into the Three Rivers challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, Troy Christian was tipped by Bethel (Tipp City, OH), 45-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Jets encounter the Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH) in a Shelby County challenge, on Friday, January 17. Fairlawn will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record.