The Venango Catholic Vikings basketball team scored 53 points and held the visiting Forest Area Warriors to 32 in the Vikings non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Vikings now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Forest for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 20. Venango Catholic will meet a Bears team coming off a 70-4 league loss to Clarion Area (Clarion, PA). The Bears record now stands at 0-2.

The Warriors (0-4) will now prepare for their contest against Inland Lakes (Indian River, MI). The Bulldogs enter the Ski-Valley contest with a 3-1 record. In their last contest, Inland Lakes was routed by Rudyard (Rudyard, MI), 64-42, in a non-league contest.