The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Centennial Eagles (Ellicott City, MD) and the visiting Long Reach Lightning (Columbia, MD), observed Centennial's basketball team overwhelm Long Reach by a score of 55-31.

The Eagles (2-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Wilde Lake (Columbia, MD). The Wildecats come into the Howard County challenge with a 4-7 record.

In their next game, the Lightning encounter the Atholton Raiders (Columbia, MD) in a Howard County challenge, on Friday, January 31. Long Reach will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 41-38 non-league loss to Century (Sykesville, MD).