The Jeffers Jets basketball squad (Painesdale, MI), was crushed 80-41 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI)

With the victory, Ishpeming advances its record to 3-4 on the year. The Hematites travel to Manistique (Manistique, MI) to meet the Emeralds in a Mid-Peninsula battle on Friday, January 3. The Emeralds enter the battle with a record of 0-4.

The Jets now own a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Calumet for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. Jeffers will meet a Copper Kings squad coming off a 55-33 non-league win over Baraga (Baraga, MI). The Copper Kings record now stands at 4-3.