The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cheney Cardinals (Cheney, KS) and the host Dodge City Demons (Dodge City, KS), observed Cheney's basketball team overwhelm Dodge City by a score of 54-20.

The Cardinals (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Kingman (Kingman, KS). The Eagles come into the Central Plains challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Kingman trounced Medicine Lodge (Medicine Lodge, KS), 44-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Demons encounter the Liberal Redskins (Liberal, KS) in a Western challenge, on Friday, January 17. Dodge City will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Redskins come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 44-41 league win over Garden City (Garden City, KS).