Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Howells Bobcats (Howells, NE) and the visiting Newman Grove Bluejays (Newman Grove, NE), saw Howells's basketball squad trounce Newman Grove by a score of 55-32.

With the victory, Howells improves its record to 10-1 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Guardian Angels Central Catholic (West Point, NE) to clash with the Bluejays in a non-league outing on Friday, January 20. The Bluejays go into the outing with a record of 6-7. Guardian Angels Central Catholic lost 54-48 in their recent non-league outing against Boone Central (Albion, NE)

The Bluejays now own a 3-9 record. They take the field next when they host Madison for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 17. Newman Grove will clash with a Dragons squad coming off a 57-15 non-league loss to St. Francis (Humphrey, NE). The Dragons record now stands at 0-13.