The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ephrata Mountaineers (Ephrata, PA) and the visiting Tulpehocken Trojans (Bernville, PA), observed Ephrata's basketball team overwhelm Tulpehocken by a score of 63-42.

The Mountaineers (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg, PA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Northern Lebanon trounced Biglerville (Biglerville, PA), 77-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the York County Tech Spartans (York, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Tulpehocken will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 54-29 non-league loss to Pequea Valley (Kinzers, PA).