The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) and the host Pickerington Central Tigers (Pickerington, OH), observed Newark's basketball team edge Pickerington Central by a score of 58-53.

The Wildcats (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Richmond Heights (Richmond Heights, OH). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Richmond Heights edged Canton Central Catholic (Canton, OH), 87-56, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Dunbar Wolverines (Dayton, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Sunday, December 22. Pickerington Central will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 53-52 non-league loss to South (Columbus, OH).