The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH) and the host Covington Buccs (Covington, OH), observed Houston's basketball team edge Covington by a score of 62-56.

The Wildcats (3-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Botkins (Botkins, OH). The Trojans come into the Shelby County challenge with a 8-1 record. In their last challenge, Botkins edged Minster (Minster, OH), 65-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Buccs encounter the Riverside Pirates (De Graff, OH) in a Three Rivers challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Covington will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record.