In Friday's league match, the host Hopewell Vikings basketball team scored a good 62-52 triumph over the Ambridge Bridgers.

In their next game, the Vikings meet the Sto-Rox Vikings (McKees Rocks, PA) in a non-league match, on Saturday, January 27. Hopewell will attempt to move on its 7-10 season record. The Vikings enter the match with a 6-10 record after their 58-42 league loss to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis, PA).

With the defeat, Ambridge moves to 5-13 on the year. The Bridgers travel to Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, PA) to meet the Cougars in a WPIAL 4A 2 match on Friday, February 2. The Cougars enter the match with a record of 4-13.