The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Portsmouth West Senators (West Portsmouth, OH) and the host Valley Indians (Lucasville, OH), observed Portsmouth West's basketball team edge Valley by a score of 47-43.

The Senators (9-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Minford (Minford, OH). The Falcons come into the Southern Ohio III challenge with a 14-1 record. In their last challenge, Minford edged South Webster (South Webster, OH), 57-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Wheelersburg Pirates (Wheelersburg, OH) in a Southern Ohio III challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Valley will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 55-48 league win over Waverly (Waverly, OH).