The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Sandy Valley Cardinals (Magnolia, OH) and the visiting Newcomerstown Trojans (Newcomerstown, OH), observed Sandy Valley's basketball team knock off Newcomerstown by a score of 68-54.

The Cardinals (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Central Christian (Kidron, OH). The Comets come into the non-league challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Central Christian prevailed over Open Door Christian (Elyria, OH), 53-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Coshocton Redskins (Coshocton, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Newcomerstown will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Redskins come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 75-52 league win over Philo (Duncan Falls, OH).