The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Vernon Hills Cougars (Vernon Hills, IL) and the visiting Buffalo Grove Bison (Buffalo Grove, IL), observed Vernon Hills's basketball team edge Buffalo Grove by a score of 47-45.

The Cougars (15-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Wauconda (Wauconda, IL). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 14-2 record. In their last challenge, Wauconda edged Lake Forest (Lake Forest, IL), 39-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bison encounter the Wheeling Wildcats (Wheeling, IL) in a Mid-Suburban - East challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. Buffalo Grove will attempt to improve on its 8-13 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-22 record after their 55-28 non-league loss to Leyden (Franklin Park, IL).