The St. John Fighting Herald topped the host Chalker Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 64-55 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Fighting Herald face the Maplewood Rockets (Cortland, OH) in a Northeastern game, on Tuesday, January 9. St. John will attempt to move on its 1-6 season record. The Rockets enter the game with a 2-9 record after their 79-67 non-league loss to Mogadore (Mogadore, OH).

With the defeat, Chalker moves to 2-5 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Heartland Christian (Columbiana, OH) to face the Lions in a non-league game on Saturday, January 6. The Lions enter the game with a record of 5-4. Heartland Christian lost 71-58 in their recent non-league game against Newton Falls (Newton Falls, OH)