Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the New Hope Christian Academy Statesmen (Circleville, OH) and the host Northmor Golden Knights (Galion, OH), saw New Hope Christian Academy's basketball squad hold off Northmor by a count of 66-59.

With the victory, New Hope Christian Academy upgrades its record to 10-7 on the campaign. The Statesmen host Vinton County (McArthur, OH) to play the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 4. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 13-4. Vinton County won 71-63 in their recent league challenge against Meigs (Pomeroy, OH)

Next up, the Golden Knights play the Pleasant Spartans (Marion, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Northmor will attempt to upgrade on its 11-8 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 57-54 league loss to Ontario (Mansfield, OH).