The Yough Cougars ran past the visiting McGuffey Highlanders basketball team by a final score of 43-23 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Charleroi Cougars (Charleroi, PA) in a WPIAL 3A 4 game, on Tuesday, January 17. Yough will attempt to move on its 7-7 season record. The Cougars enter the game with a 7-8 record after their 64-62 league win over Brownsville (Brownsville, PA).

With the defeat, McGuffey moves to 9-6 on the year. The Highlanders host Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg, PA) to face the Raiders in a WPIAL 3A 4 game on Tuesday, January 17. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 2-11. Waynesburg Central lost 59-42 in their recent league game against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, PA)