The Derry Trojans (Derry, PA) basketball edged the visiting Belle Vernon Leopards (Belle Vernon, PA), 67-61 in Friday's league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 6-2 record. They play next when they travel to Burrell for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Derry will play a Bucs team coming off a 58-37 league loss to Knoch (Saxonburg, PA). The Bucs record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Belle Vernon falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Leopards travel to Hempfield Area (Greensburg, PA) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Hempfield Area won 70-50 in their recent league bout against Connellsville (Connellsville, PA)