The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Bellevue Comets (Bellevue, IA) and the host Calamus-Wheatland Warriors (Wheatland, IA), observed Bellevue's basketball team overwhelm Calamus-Wheatland by a score of 79-56.

The Comets (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Monticello (Monticello, IA). The Panthers come into the River Valley challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Monticello trounced Maquoketa (Maquoketa, IA), 59-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the North Cedar Knights (Stanwood, IA) in a Tri-Rivers challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Calamus-Wheatland will attempt to improve on its 7-8 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 0-14 record after their 74-47 league loss to Calamus-Wheatland (Wheatland, IA).