In Friday's league outing, the Yough Cougars (Herminie, PA) basketball squad beat the host McGuffey Highlanders (Claysville, PA), by a count of 55-42.

The Cougars (9-3) will now prepare for their outing against Charleroi (Charleroi, PA). The Cougars go into the WPIAL 3A 4 outing with a 5-7 record. In their last outing, Charleroi defeated Brownsville (Brownsville, PA), 57-42, in a league outing.

The Highlanders now hold a 11-3 record. They play next when they travel to Waynesburg Central for a WPIAL 3A 4 outing on Tuesday, January 16.