In Monday's league outing, the Burrell Bucs (Lower Burrell, PA) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Ligonier Valley Rams (Ligonier, PA), by a margin of 55-33.

The Bucs (5-8) will now prepare for their outing against Apollo Ridge (Spring Church, PA). The Vikings go into the WPIAL 3A 3 outing with a 9-2 record. In their last outing, Apollo Ridge smashed Deer Lakes (Russellton, PA), 50-43, in a league outing.

The Rams now own a 2-7 record. They play next when they travel to North Star for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 11. Ligonier Valley will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 60-24 non-league loss to Penns Manor (Clymer, PA). The Cougars record now stands at 5-8.