The Monessen Greyhounds routed the visiting Mapletown Maples basketball team by a final score of 80-36 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Greyhounds face the California Trojans (Coal Center, PA) in a WPIAL 1A 2 game, on Tuesday, January 16. Monessen will attempt to move on its 9-1 season record. The Trojans enter the game with a 3-10 record after their 61-52 league win over Geibel Catholic (Connellsville, PA).

With the defeat, Mapletown moves to 2-9 on the year. The Maples travel to West Greene (Waynesburg, PA) to face the Pioneers in a WPIAL 1A 2 game on Tuesday, January 16. The Pioneers enter the game with a record of 7-5. West Greene won 45-39 in their recent league game against Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson, PA)