In Friday's league outing, the Ellis (Pittsburgh, PA) basketball squad edged the visiting Springdale Dynamos (Springdale, PA), by a count of 46-42.

The (5-10) will now prepare for their outing against Clairton (Clairton, PA). The Bears go into the WPIAL 2A 3 outing with a 5-6 record. In their last outing, Clairton was tipped by Winchester Thurston (Pittsburgh, PA), 59-41, in a league outing.

The Dynamos now hold a 4-9 record. They play next when they host Serra Catholic for a WPIAL 2A 3 challenge on Monday, January 23. Springdale will play a Eagles squad coming off a 57-17 league win over Steel Valley (Munhall, PA). The Eagles record now stands at 10-2.