The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Derry Trojans (Derry, PA) and the host Charleroi Cougars (Charleroi, PA), observed Derry's basketball team edge Charleroi by a score of 34-30.

The Trojans (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Jeannette (Jeannette, PA). The Jayhawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Jeannette edged Leechburg (Leechburg, PA), 38-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Monessen Greyhounds (Monessen, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Charleroi will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record.