The Northwest Indians (Canal Fulton, OH) basketball crushed the visiting Manchester Panthers (Akron, OH), 55-34 in Friday's league bout.

The Indians now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they travel to Norwayne for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Northwest will play a Bobcats team coming off a 53-13 non-league win over Triway (Wooster, OH). The Bobcats record now stands at 5-0.

With the loss, Manchester falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Panthers host Fairless (Navarre, OH) to play the Falcons in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 1-0.