The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Northwest Area Rangers (Shickshinny, PA) and the visiting Montgomery Red Raiders (Montgomery, PA), observed Northwest Area's basketball team overwhelm Montgomery by a score of 73-19.

The Rangers (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against South Williamsport (South Williamsport, PA). The Mountaineers come into the Mid-Penn - D4 challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, South Williamsport trounced Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg, PA), 48-8, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Raiders encounter the Benton Tigers (Benton, PA) in a Mid-Penn - D4 challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Montgomery will attempt to improve on its 1-10 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 48-22 league win over Neumann Regional Academy (Williamsport, PA).