The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the West Seneca West Warhawks (West Seneca, NY) and the host Hamburg Bulldogs (Hamburg, NY), observed West Seneca West's basketball team knock off Hamburg by a score of 51-36.

The Warhawks (12-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Nardin Academy (Buffalo, NY). The Gators come into the non-league challenge with a 6-8 record. In their last challenge, Nardin Academy was beaten by St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY), 67-28, in a league game.

With the loss, Hamburg falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Amherst Central (Amherst, NY) to play the Tigers in a Section 6 Erie County II game on Monday, January 27. The Tigers go into the game with a record of 1-2.