Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Herkimer Magicians (Herkimer, NY) and the host Cooperstown Hawkeyes (Cooperstown, NY), saw Herkimer's basketball squad overcome Cooperstown by a tally of 70-58.

With the victory, Herkimer improves its record to 10-3 on the campaign. The Magicians host Sherburne-Earlville (Sherburne, NY) to confront the Marauders in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 18. The Marauders come into the challenge with a record of 3-10. Sherburne-Earlville lost 81-31 in their recent league challenge against Waterville (Waterville, NY)

Next up, the Hawkeyes confront the West Canada Valley Indians (Newport, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Cooperstown will attempt to improve on its 5-7 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 67-50 non-league loss to Dolgeville (Dolgeville, NY).