The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Wellston Golden Rockets (Wellston, OH) and the visiting Athens Bulldogs (The Plains, OH), observed Wellston's basketball team knock off Athens by a score of 50-35.

The Golden Rockets (4-14) will now prepare for their challenge against River Valley (Bidwell, OH). The Raiders come into the Tri-Valley I challenge with a 1-18 record. In their last challenge, River Valley dropped by Athens (The Plains, OH), 66-57, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Vinton County Vikings (McArthur, OH) in a Tri-Valley I challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Athens will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 8-8 record after their 80-76 league win over Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH).