The Jim Thorpe Olympians basketball team (Jim Thorpe, PA), was overwhelmed 71-16 in Thursday's league battle with the host Blue Mountain Eagles (Schuylkill Haven, PA)

The Eagles now possess a 10-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Eastern Lebanon County for a non-league battle on Friday, January 5. Blue Mountain will confront a Raiders team coming off a 69-66 league loss to Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster, PA). The Raiders record now stands at 5-5.

The Olympians (1-12) will now prepare for their battle against North Schuylkill (Ashland, PA). The Spartans come into the Schuylkill County 1 battle with a 8-3 record.