In Thursday's non-league test, the Wheeling Park Patriots (Wheeling, WV) basketball squad knocked off the host John Marshall Monarchs (Glen Dale, WV), by a score of 56-37.

Next, the Patriots encounter the Steubenville Big Red (Steubenville, OH) in a Ohio Valley AAAAA test, on Tuesday, January 7. Wheeling Park will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Big Red come into the test with a 9-1 record after their 92-53 non-league win over River View (Warsaw, OH).

The Monarchs (2-5) will now prepare for their test against Preston (Kingwood, WV). The Knights come into the non-league test with a 4-2 record.