The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars (Turtle Lake, ND) and the host New Salem Holsteins (New Salem, ND), observed Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s basketball team overwhelm New Salem by a score of 70-35.

The Cougars (15-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Mandaree (Mandaree, ND). The Warriors come into the B District 8 challenge with a 5-10 record. In their last challenge, Mandaree was routed by New England (New England, ND), 55-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Holsteins encounter the New England Tigers (New England, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. New Salem will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 55-39 non-league win over Mandaree (Mandaree, ND).