The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Newaygo Lions (Newaygo, MI) and the visiting Chippewa Hills Warriors (Remus, MI), observed Newaygo's basketball team knock off Chippewa Hills by a score of 52-40.

The Lions (9-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Big Rapids (Big Rapids, MI). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Big Rapids was knocked off by Grant (Grant, MI), 79-77, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Clare Pioneers (Clare, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 24. Chippewa Hills will attempt to improve on its 6-16 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 11-11 record after their 44-40 league win over Shepherd (Shepherd, MI).