Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Deer Lakes Lancers (Russellton, PA) and the visiting Apollo Ridge Vikings (Spring Church, PA), saw Deer Lakes's basketball squad wallop Apollo Ridge by a count of 78-23.

With the victory, Deer Lakes upgrades its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Lancers host Highlands (Natrona Heights, PA) to play the Golden Rams in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 3. The Golden Rams come into the challenge with a record of 12-5. Highlands won 70-50 in their recent league challenge against Greensburg Salem (Greensburg, PA)

Next up, the Vikings play the Burrell Bucs (Lower Burrell, PA) in a WPIAL 3A 3 challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Apollo Ridge will attempt to upgrade on its 2-19 season record. The Bucs come into the challenge with a 10-6 record after their 51-48 league loss to Deer Lakes (Russellton, PA).