In Friday's league outing, the Canton South Wildcats (Canton, OH) basketball squad beat the visiting Manchester Panthers (Akron, OH), by a count of 62-53.

The Wildcats (8-6) will now prepare for their outing against Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville, OH). The Trojans go into the non-league outing with a 6-7 record. In their last outing, Tuscarawas Valley defeated Garaway (Sugarcreek, OH), 41-39, in a league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to Canton Central Catholic for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 30. Manchester will clash with a Crusaders squad coming off a 61-52 non-league loss to Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH). The Crusaders record now stands at 8-7.