The Smithville Smithies routed the visiting Manchester Panthers basketball team by a final score of 60-18 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Smithies face the Chippewa Chipps (Doylestown, OH) in a Wayne County game, on Thursday, December 22. Smithville will attempt to move on its 8-0 season record. The Chipps enter the game with a 5-2 record after their 48-32 non-league win over Independence (Independence, OH).

With the defeat, Manchester moves to 0-6 on the year. The Panthers travel to Northwest (Canal Fulton, OH) to face the Indians in a Principals game on Wednesday, December 21. The Indians enter the game with a record of 8-1. Northwest won 46-21 in their recent league game against Canton South (Canton, OH)