The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) and the visiting Archbishop Hoban Knights (Akron, OH), observed Newark's basketball team edge Archbishop Hoban by a score of 54-50.

The Wildcats (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Groveport-Madison (Groveport, OH). The Cruisers come into the Ohio Capital - Buckeye challenge with a 2-10 record. In their last challenge, Groveport-Madison was tipped by Canal Winchester (Canal Winchester, OH), 55-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Chippewa Chipps (Doylestown, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. Archbishop Hoban will attempt to improve on its 13-2 season record. The Chipps come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 62-41 league win over Smithville (Smithville, OH).