The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the McKinley Trojans (Sebring, OH) and the visiting Academy for Urban Scholars Hawks (Youngstown, OH), observed McKinley's basketball team knock off Academy for Urban Scholars by a score of 43-23.

The Trojans (3-18) will now prepare for their challenge against Memorial (Campbell, OH). The Red Devils come into the Mahoning Valley - Scarlet challenge with a 17-4 record. In their last challenge, Memorial prevailed over McDonald (McDonald, OH), 59-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks play the United Golden Eagles (Hanoverton, OH) in a non-league bout, on Friday, February 14. Academy for Urban Scholars will attempt to move on its 0-15 season record. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a 4-16 record after their 65-43 league loss to Columbiana (Columbiana, OH).