In Thursday's league contest, the visiting Ellwood City Wolverine basketball team scored a good 51-34 triumph over the New Brighton Lions.

The Wolverine (3-15) will now prepare for their contest against Mohawk Area (Bessemer, PA). The Warriors go into the WPIAL 3A 1 contest with a 7-6 record. In their last contest, Mohawk Area was topped by Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks, PA), 47-38, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Beaver Falls Tigers (Beaver Falls, PA) in a WPIAL 3A 1 contest, on Monday, January 26. New Brighton will attempt to better on its 0-14 season record. The Tigers enter the match with a 11-0 record after their 46-42 league win over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis, PA).