The Symmes Valley Vikings (Willow Wood, OH) basketball knocked off the visiting St. Joseph Central Flyers (Ironton, OH), 52-38 in Friday's league test.

The Vikings (9-2) will now prepare for their test against Northwest (McDermott, OH). The Mohawks go into the non-league test with a 7-6 record. In their last test, Northwest went down by Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 50-30, in a non-league test.

The Flyers now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Western for a Southern Ohio I test on Tuesday, January 11. St. Joseph Central will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 61-23 league win over East (Sciotoville, OH). The Indians record now stands at 12-2.