Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers (Philipsburg, PA) and the visiting West Branch Warriors (Morrisdale, PA), saw Philipsburg-Osceola's basketball squad hold off West Branch by a tally of 27-24.

With the victory, Philipsburg-Osceola improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Mountaineers host Moshannon Valley (Houtzdale, PA) to confront the Black Knights/Damsels in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Black Knights/Damsels come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Warriors confront the Tussey Mountain Titans (Saxton, PA) in a challenge, on Monday, December 18. West Branch will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record.