The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH) and the visiting Parkway Panthers (Rockford, OH), observed Van Wert's basketball team edge Parkway by a score of 53-47.

The Cougars (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Wayne Trace (Haviland, OH). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Wayne Trace was tipped by Bryan (Bryan, OH), 55-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Crestview Knights (Convoy, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Parkway will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 57-56 non-league loss to Shawnee (Lima, OH).