The Burrell Bucs (Lower Burrell, PA) basketball edged the visiting Freeport Yellowjackets (Freeport, PA), 31-26 in Thursday's league bout.

The Bucs now possess a 12-8 record. They play next when they travel to Valley for a WPIAL 4A 1 bout on Monday, February 3. Burrell will play a Vikings team coming off a 66-37 league loss to Oakland Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA). The Vikings record now stands at 2-12.

With the loss, Freeport falls to 3-12 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets host Highlands (Natrona Heights, PA) to play the Golden Rams in a WPIAL 4A 1 bout on Monday, February 3. The Golden Rams go into the bout with a record of 5-13. Highlands lost 60-32 in their recent league bout against North Catholic (Cranberry Township, PA)