The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Royalton Bears (North Royalton, OH) and the host Nordonia Knights (Macedonia, OH), observed North Royalton's basketball team knock off Nordonia by a score of 52-39.

The Bears (8-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Highland (Medina, OH). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last challenge, Highland prevailed over Copley (Copley, OH), 59-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Archbishop Hoban Knights (Akron, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Nordonia will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 18-2 record after their 61-44 non-league win over Canton Central Catholic (Canton, OH).