The Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons (Parkersburg, IA) basketball edged the visiting East Marshall Mustangs (Le Grand, IA), 75-71 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Falcons now possess a 8-1 record. They play next when they travel to Denver for a North Iowa Cedar - East bout on Tuesday, January 14. Aplington-Parkersburg will play a Cyclones team coming off a 84-79 league win over Union (La Porte City, IA). The Cyclones record now stands at 9-1.

With the loss, East Marshall falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck, IA) to play the Rebels in a North Iowa Cedar - West bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 7-2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck won 54-44 in their recent non-league bout against Dike-New Hartford (Dike, IA)