The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the North Schuylkill Spartans (Ashland, PA) and the visiting Pine Grove Cardinals (Pine Grove, PA), observed North Schuylkill's basketball team overwhelm Pine Grove by a score of 63-29.

The Spartans (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Shamokin Area (Coal Township, PA). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 3-2 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Panther Valley Panthers (Lansford, PA) in a Schuylkill County 1 challenge, on Friday, December 13. Pine Grove will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 47-36 league win over Minersville (Minersville, PA).