The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) and the visiting Start Spartans (Toledo, OH), observed Newark's basketball team overwhelm Start by a score of 60-36.

The Wildcats (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Washington (Massillon, OH). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Washington trounced Mentor (Mentor, OH), 97-85, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Anthony Wayne Generals (Whitehouse, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Start will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Generals come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 78-25 non-league win over Bowling Green (Bowling Green, OH).