The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Coleman Comets (Coleman, MI) and the host Merrill Vandals (Merrill, MI), observed Coleman's basketball team knock off Merrill by a score of 72-63.

The Comets (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Bullock Creek (Midland, MI). The Lancers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Bullock Creek prevailed over Calvary Baptist Academy (Midland, MI), 67-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vandals encounter the Carson City-Crystal Eagles (Carson City, MI) in a Mid-State challenge, on Wednesday, January 8. Merrill will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-7 record after their 51-48 league loss to Montabella (Blanchard, MI).