The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Highland Hornets (Medina, OH) and the visiting Barberton Magics (Barberton, OH), observed Highland's basketball team overwhelm Barberton by a score of 59-35.

The Hornets (18-4) will now prepare for their challenge against North Royalton (North Royalton, OH). The Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 17-1 record. In their last challenge, North Royalton trounced Nordonia (Macedonia, OH), 62-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Magics encounter the Twinsburg Tigers (Twinsburg, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 15. Barberton will attempt to improve on its 10-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 11-8 record after their 50-31 league win over Hudson (Hudson, OH).