The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Paulding Panthers (Paulding, OH) and the visiting Lincolnview Lancers (Van Wert, OH), observed Paulding's basketball team overwhelm Lincolnview by a margin of 70-43.

The Panthers (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Tinora (Defiance, OH). The Rams come into the Green Meadows challenge with a 16-3 record. In their last challenge, Tinora trounced Hicksville (Hicksville, OH), 45-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lancers battle the Crestview Knights (Convoy, OH) in a Northwest challenge, on Friday, February 14. Lincolnview will attempt to better on its 5-15 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 54-51 non-league win over Coldwater (Coldwater, OH).