The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Alcona Tigers (Lincoln, MI) and the host Heston Academy Patriots (St. Helen, MI), observed Alcona's basketball team knock off Heston Academy by a score of 54-45.

The Tigers (13-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Roscommon (Roscommon, MI). The Bucks come into the non-league challenge with a 6-11 record. In their last challenge, Roscommon was knocked off by Beal City (Mt. Pleasant, MI), 78-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Baldwin Panthers (Baldwin, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 10. Heston Academy will attempt to improve on its 13-4 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 63-30 league win over Mason County Eastern (Custer, MI).