The Manheim Central Barons (Manheim, PA) basketball edged the visiting Octorara Area Braves (Atglen, PA), 55-51 in Thursday's league bout.

The Barons now possess a 4-0 record. They play next when they travel to Lancaster Catholic for a Lancaster-Lebanon 3 bout on Monday, December 16. Manheim Central will play a Crusaders team coming off a 57-31 league loss to Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter, PA). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Octorara Area falls to 4-1 on the campaign. The Braves host Henderson (West Chester, PA) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 3-3. Henderson lost 65-51 in their recent league bout against Downingtown West (Downingtown, PA)