The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Independence Bulldogs (Independence, KS) and the host Chanute Blue Comets (Chanute, KS), observed Independence's basketball team edge Chanute by a margin of 33-30.

The Bulldogs (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Burlington (Burlington, KS). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Burlington was tipped by Eureka (Eureka, KS), 62-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Comets battle the Belle Plaine Dragons (Belle Plaine, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 23. Chanute will attempt to better on its 0-8 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 2-0 league win over Douglass (Douglass, KS).