Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Riverview East Academy Hawks (Cincinnati, OH) and the host Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays (Ripley, OH), saw Riverview East Academy's basketball squad wallop Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington by a count of 56-33.

With the victory, Riverview East Academy upgrades its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Hawks host Lockland (Lockland, OH) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 7-1.

Next up, the Blue Jays play the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets (Fayetteville, OH) in a Southern Hills challenge, on Friday, January 6. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 9-2 record after their 57-40 non-league loss to Western Brown (Mt. Orab, OH).