The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) and the host Lancaster Golden Gales (Lancaster, OH), observed Newark's basketball team overcome Lancaster by a margin of 62-48.

The Wildcats (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 13-1 record. In their last challenge, Archbishop Hoban defeated Laurel (Shaker Heights, OH), 61-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Gales battle the Teays Valley Vikings (Ashville, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Lancaster will attempt to better on its 7-8 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 53-32 league win over Logan (Logan, OH).