The Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones (Wathena, KS) basketball crushed the host Atchison County Tigers (Effingham, KS), 72-26 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Cyclones now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they host McLouth for a Northeast Kansas bout on Friday, January 17. Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 65-45 league win over Jefferson County North (Winchester, KS). The Bulldogs record now stands at 2-6.

With the loss, Atchison County falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa, KS) to play the Bears in a Northeast Kansas bout on Friday, January 17. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 1-7. Oskaloosa lost 39-34 in their recent league bout against Jackson Heights (Holton, KS)