The Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH) basketball crushed the host Barnesville Shamrocks (Barnesville, OH), 79-54 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Purple Riders now possess a 16-5 record. They play next when they host Morgantown for a non-league bout on Monday, February 10. Martins Ferry will play a Mohigans team coming off a 63-50 non-league win over Steubenville (Steubenville, OH). The Mohigans record now stands at 14-2.

With the loss, Barnesville falls to 9-12 on the campaign. The Shamrocks travel to St. Clairsville (St. Clairsville, OH) to play the Red Devils in a non-league bout on Monday, February 10. The Red Devils go into the bout with a record of 2-17. St. Clairsville lost 54-23 in their recent non-league bout against Shadyside (Shadyside, OH)