The Blanchester Wildcats basketball team scored 56 points and limited the visiting Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays to 44 in the Wildcats non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Wildcats now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Mariemont for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 3.

With the loss, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Blue jays travel to Whiteoak (Mowrystown, OH) to play the Wildcats in a Southern Hills game on Friday, November 29. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 0-0.