The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Valley Central Vikings (Montgomery, NY) and the host Minisink Valley Warriors (Slate Hill, NY), observed Valley Central's basketball team edge Minisink Valley by a score of 52-45.

The Vikings (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Goshen Central (Goshen, NY). The Gladiators come into the Section 9 Orange County II challenge with a 5-5 record. In their last challenge, Goshen Central edged Monticello (Monticello, NY), 64-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Warwick Wildcats (Warwick, NY) in a Section 9 Orange County II challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Minisink Valley will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 8-6 record after their 46-41 league loss to Washingtonville (Washingtonville, NY).