The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Novi Wildcats (Novi, MI) and the host Howell Highlanders (Howell, MI), observed Novi's basketball team knock off Howell by a score of 61-45.

The Wildcats (17-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Northville (Northville, MI). The Mustangs come into the Kensington Lakes challenge with a 15-5 record. In their last challenge, Northville prevailed over Plymouth (Canton, MI), 61-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Highlanders encounter the Canton Cobras (Canton, MI) in a Kensington Lakes challenge, on Monday, February 17. Howell will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Cobras come into the challenge with a 13-7 record after their 53-44 league win over Hartland (Hartland, MI).