The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets (Mt. Vernon, OH) and the host Licking Valley Panthers (Newark, OH), observed Mt. Vernon's basketball team edge Licking Valley by a margin of 42-38.

The Yellowjackets (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Northridge (Johnstown, OH). The Vikings come into the Licking County - Cardinal challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Northridge was tipped by Utica (Utica, OH), 49-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies (Johnstown, OH) in a Licking County - Cardinal challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Licking Valley will attempt to better on its 1-6 season record. The Johnnies come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 54-26 league win over Heath (Heath, OH).