The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains routed the host St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers basketball team by a final score of 57-28 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Chieftains face the Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 9. Hopewell-Loudon will attempt to move on its 5-6 season record. The Black Knights enter the game with a 5-8 record after their 47-39 non-league loss to Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora, OH).

With the defeat, St. Mary Central Catholic moves to 0-11 on the year. The Panthers travel to Lakota (Kansas, OH) to face the Raiders in a Sandusky Bay - River game on Thursday, January 11. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 8-3. Lakota won 53-28 in their recent league game against St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont, OH)