The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Canfield Cardinals (Canfield, OH) and the host Boardman Spartans (Youngstown, OH), observed Canfield's basketball team edge Boardman by a score of 55-49.

The Cardinals (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against West Branch (Beloit, OH). The Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, West Branch was tipped by Alliance (Alliance, OH), 52-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Hoover Vikings (North Canton, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Boardman will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 57-33 league win over Lake (Uniontown, OH).