The Sandhills/Thedford Knights basketball squad (Dunning, NE), was nudged 63-61 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host North Central Knights (Bassett, NE)

With the victory, North Central advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Knights host Burke (Burke, SD) to encounter the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 16. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Arthur County Wolves (Arthur, NE) in a D2 District 9 challenge, on Thursday, December 18. Sandhills/Thedford will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 43-33 non-league win over Minatare (Minatare, NE).