The Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH) basketball crushed the host Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains (Bascom, OH), 50-29 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Black Knights now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to McComb for a Blanchard Valley bout on Thursday, December 5. Van Buren will play a Panthers team coming off a 51-32 non-league win over North Baltimore (North Baltimore, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 2-0.

With the loss, Hopewell-Loudon falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Chieftains host Danbury (Lakeside, OH) to play the Lakers in a Sandusky Bay - River bout on Thursday, December 5. The Lakers go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Danbury lost 58-52 in their recent non-league bout against Seneca East (Attica, OH)