The Belle Vernon Leopards (Belle Vernon, PA) basketball edged the host Gateway Gators (Monroeville, PA), 55-54 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Leopards now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Uniontown for a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. Belle Vernon will play a Red Raiders team coming off a 81-63 non-league win over Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, PA). The Red Raiders record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Gateway falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Gators host Greater Latrobe (Latrobe, PA) to play the Wildcats in a WPIAL 5A 1 bout on Friday, December 13. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 2-0.