The Buckley Bears (Buckley, MI) basketball knocked off the visiting Suttons Bay Norsemen (Suttons Bay, MI), 69-49 in Friday's league test.

The Bears (5-7) will now prepare for their test against Leland (Leland, MI). The Comets go into the Northwest test with a 2-9 record. In their last test, Leland went down by Benzie Central (Benzonia, MI), 53-24, in a league test.

The Norsemen now own a 3-6 record. They play next when they travel to Frankfort for a Northwest test on Wednesday, January 25. Suttons Bay will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 72-34 league loss to Glen Lake (Maple City, MI). The Panthers record now stands at 6-4.