The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the DeRuyter Rockets (DeRuyter, NY) and the host Cincinnatus Central Lions (Cincinnatus, NY), observed DeRuyter's basketball team knock off Cincinnatus Central by a score of 46-38.

The Rockets (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Poland (Poland, NY). The Tornadoes come into the non-league challenge with a 3-2 record.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Morrisville-Eaton Mavericks (Morrisville, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Cincinnatus Central will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 74-71 league win over Sauquoit Valley (Sauquoit, NY).