Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sandy Creek Cougars (Fairfield, NE) and the visiting Blue Hill Bobcats (Blue Hill, NE), saw Sandy Creek's basketball squad hold off Blue Hill by a tally of 19-16.

With the victory, Sandy Creek improves its record to 6-7 on the season. The Cougars host Thayer Central (Hebron, NE) to encounter the Titans in a non-league outing on Saturday, January 20. The Titans go into the outing with a record of 7-3. Thayer Central lost 22-21 in their recent non-league outing against JV Opponent (, )

The Bobcats now own a 0-1 record.