In Thursday's non-league match, the host Columbus International Lions basketball team scored a good 56-45 triumph over the Academy for Urban Scholars Centurion Hawks.

In their next game, the Lions meet the Beechcroft Cougars (Columbus, OH) in a Columbus City - North match, on Friday, January 5. Columbus International will attempt to move on its 2-4 season record. The Cougars enter the match with a 3-5 record after their 65-46 non-league loss to Northview (Sylvania, OH).

With the defeat, Academy for Urban Scholars moves to 1-1 on the year. The Centurion hawks travel to Ohio School for the Deaf (Columbus, OH) to meet the Spartans in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 16. The Spartans enter the match with a record of 3-5. Ohio School for the Deaf won 67-35 in their recent non-league match against Tennessee School for the Deaf (Knoxville, TN)