The North Star Cougars defeated the visiting Rockwood Rockets basketball squad by a final score of 47-35 in Thursday's league outing.

Next, the Cougars clash with the Blacklick Valley Vikings (Nanty Glo, PA) in a non-league outing, on Friday, January 10. North Star will attempt to upgrade on its 1-7 season record. The Vikings come into the outing with a 10-1 record after their 62-19 league win over Shade (Cairnbrook, PA).

The Rockets (0-7) will now prepare for their outing against Ferndale (Johnstown, PA). The Yellow Jackets come into the non-league outing with a 7-4 record. In their last outing, Ferndale was defeated by Purchase Line (Commodore, PA), 50-39, in a non-league outing.