The Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs (Hays, KS) basketball edged the visiting Russell Broncos (Russell, KS), 55-51 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Monarchs now possess a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Great Bend for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Thomas More Prep-Marian will play a Panthers team coming off a 67-37 non-league win over Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS). The Panthers record now stands at 8-1.

With the loss, Russell falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The Broncos travel to Hill City (Hill City, KS) to play the Ringnecks in a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. The Ringnecks go into the bout with a record of 2-6. Hill City lost 41-35 in their recent league bout against Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg, KS)