Fans at Monday's league challenge between the McGuffey Highlanders (Claysville, PA) and the visiting Yough Cougars (Herminie, PA), saw McGuffey's basketball squad hold off Yough by a tally of 45-41.

With the victory, McGuffey improves its record to 14-7 on the campaign. The Highlanders travel to Charleroi (Charleroi, PA) to confront the Cougars in a WPIAL 3A 4 challenge on Thursday, February 9. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 11-8. Charleroi won 56-35 in their recent league challenge against Brownsville (Brownsville, PA)

Next up, the Cougars confront the South Park Eagles (South Park, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 9. Yough will attempt to improve on its 11-10 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 10-11 record after their 50-37 league win over Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg, PA).