The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Licking Valley Panthers (Newark, OH) and the host Utica Redskins (Utica, OH), observed Licking Valley's basketball team knock off Utica by a score of 48-39.

The Panthers (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Newark Catholic (Newark, OH). The Green Wave come into the Licking County - Cardinal challenge with a 4-12 record. In their last challenge, Newark Catholic was knocked off by Granville (Granville, OH), 62-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Redskins encounter the Lakewood Lancers (Hebron, OH) in a Licking County - Cardinal challenge, on Friday, February 7. Utica will attempt to improve on its 2-14 season record. The Lancers come into the challenge with a 3-16 record after their 48-42 league win over Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, OH).