The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Chester Hambletonians (Chester, NY) and the visiting Tri-Valley Bears (Grahamsville, NY), observed Chester's basketball team knock off Tri-Valley by a score of 71-55.

The Hambletonians (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Burke Catholic (Goshen, NY). The come into the Section 9 Orange County IV battle with a 4-2 record. In their last battle, Burke Catholic knocked off Middletown (Middletown, NY), 61-56, in a non-league battle.

The Bears now own a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Sullivan West for a Section 9 Orange County IV battle on Tuesday, February 4. Tri-Valley will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 58-36 non-league win over Livingston Manor (Livingston Manor, NY). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-4.