The Bellevue Redmen (Bellevue, OH) basketball nipped the host Willard Crimson Flashes (Willard, OH), 53-48 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Redmen (12-3) will now prepare for their test against Columbian (Tiffin, OH). The Tornadoes go into the Sandusky Bay - Lake test with a 8-7 record. In their last test, Columbian was tipped by Bowling Green (Bowling Green, OH), 57-49, in a non-league test.

The Crimson Flashes now own a 12-3 record. They play next when they host Port Clinton for a Sandusky Bay - Bay test on Friday, February 2. Willard will encounter a Redskins squad coming off a 57-44 non-league win over Bowsher (Toledo, OH). The Redskins record now stands at 5-10.