The East (Youngstown, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Chaney Cowboys (Youngstown, OH), 44-37 in Wednesday's league test.

The (7-6) will now prepare for their test against Harding (Warren, OH). The Raiders go into the non-league test with a 7-8 record. In their last test, Harding got by Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH), 32-29, in a league test.

The Cowboys now own a 10-6 record. They play next when they host Memorial for a non-league test on Saturday, January 20. Chaney will encounter a Red Devils squad coming off a 64-13 league loss to Crestview (Columbiana, OH). The Red Devils record now stands at 2-11.