The Mohawk Area Warriors (Bessemer, PA) basketball were winner over the host Riverside Panthers (Ellwood City, PA), 61-42 in Friday's league bout.

The Warriors now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they host New Brighton for a WPIAL 3A 1 bout on Tuesday, December 17. Mohawk Area will play a Lions team coming off a 67-60 non-league loss to Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA). The Lions record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Riverside falls to 5-1 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Ellwood City (Ellwood City, PA) to play the Wolverine in a WPIAL 3A 1 bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Wolverine go into the bout with a record of 4-3. Ellwood City won 61-36 in their recent league bout against Freedom Area (Freedom, PA)