In Friday's non-league match, the visiting Charleston Catholic Irish basketball team scored a close 45-39 victory over the Poca The Dots.

With the victory, Charleston Catholic improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Irish travel to Notre Dame (Clarksburg, WV) to confront the Fighting Irish in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 20. The Fighting Irish come into the challenge with a record of 1-10. Notre Dame lost 88-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV)

Next up, the The Dots confront the Sissonville Indians (Charleston, WV) in a Cardinal challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Poca will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 56-46 league loss to Nitro (Nitro, WV).