The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Piper Pirates (Kansas City, KS) and the visiting Heights Falcons (Wichita, KS), observed Piper's basketball team edge Heights by a score of 56-54.

The Pirates (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Derby (Derby, KS). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 9-0 record. In their last challenge, Derby edged Dodge City (Dodge City, KS), 71-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons encounter the Junction City Bluejays (Junction City, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Heights will attempt to improve on its 10-1 season record. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a 8-0 record after their 50-36 non-league win over Bishop Carroll (Wichita, KS).