In Friday's non-league outing, the Independence Bulldogs (Independence, KS) basketball squad beat the host Paola Panthers (Paola, KS), by a margin of 68-54.

The Bulldogs (3-8) will now prepare for their outing against Burlington (Burlington, KS). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 7-3 record. In their last outing, Burlington was beaten by Rock Creek (St. George, KS), 69-60, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 0-10 record. They play next when they host Labette County for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 20. Paola will clash with a Grizzlies squad coming off a 0-0 non-league Ottawa (Ottawa, KS). The Grizzlies record now stands at 0-10.