The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ellet Orangemen (Akron, OH) and the visiting Springfield Spartans (Akron, OH), observed Ellet's basketball team overwhelm Springfield by a score of 72-18.

The Orangemen (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Coventry (Akron, OH). The Comets come into the non-league challenge with a 8-1 record. In their last challenge, Coventry trounced Ravenna (Ravenna, OH), 74-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Medina Christian Academy Knights (Medina, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Springfield will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 80-49 non-league loss to Buckeye (Medina, OH).