The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH) and the visiting Leipsic Vikings (Leipsic, OH), observed Van Buren's basketball team knock off Leipsic by a score of 39-31.

The Black Knights (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Hardin Northern (Dola, OH). The Polar Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Hardin Northern was knocked off by Riverdale (Mt. Blanchard, OH), 42-21, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Holgate Tigers (Holgate, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Leipsic will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record.