AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley will recognize the 40th anniversary of its 1977 state runner-up football team during a basketball game Jan. 6, 2018, when the Vikings host Plymouth.

Team members from the 1975 and ’76 valley football teams are also invited to share in the celebration as those classes helped lay the foundation for the program. Coaches, team members, cheerleaders and managers from the ’77 state runner-up team and the 1975-76 teams may RSVP attendance to Valley athletic director Duane Burkhart at [email protected] or Ron Shewman at [email protected].

Tip-off for the JV basketball game on Jan. 6 is scheduled for 6:15 p.m.