The New Hope Christian Academy Statesmen (Circleville, OH) basketball crushed the host Wellston Golden Rockets (Wellston, OH), 72-51 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Statesmen now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Fairfield Union for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. New Hope Christian Academy will play a Falcons team coming off a 61-44 league win over Bloom-Carroll (Carroll, OH). The Falcons record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Wellston falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Golden rockets travel to River Valley (Bidwell, OH) to play the Raiders in a Tri-Valley I bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 1-5. River Valley lost 57-49 in their recent non-league bout against Gallia Academy (Gallipolis, OH)