The Burrell Bucs (Lower Burrell, PA) basketball nipped the host Mt. Pleasant Vikings (Mt. Pleasant, PA), 37-36 in Thursday's league test.

The Bucs (13-3) will now prepare for their test against Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, PA). The Bulldogs go into the WPIAL 3A 3 test with a 10-2 record. In their last test, Shady Side Academy got by Apollo Ridge (Spring Church, PA), 75-30, in a league test.

The Vikings now own a 8-5 record. They play next when they travel to Deer Lakes for a WPIAL 3A 3 test on Monday, January 29. Mt. Pleasant will encounter a Lancers squad coming off a 48-31 league loss to Ligonier Valley (Ligonier, PA). The Lancers record now stands at 4-13.