The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Wellington Dukes (Wellington, OH) and the host New London Wildcats (New London, OH), observed Wellington's basketball team knock off New London by a score of 49-39.

The Dukes (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Black River (Sullivan, OH). The Pirates come into the Lorain County 8 challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Buckeye Central Bucks (New Washington, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. New London will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Bucks come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 56-48 non-league win over Plymouth (Plymouth, OH).