The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars basketball team scored 43 points and limited the host Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans to 40 in the Cougars league triumph on Friday.

The Cougars now possess a 18-4 record. They play next when they travel to Griggsville-Perry for a Western Illinois Valley game on Saturday, January 25. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will confront a Tornadoes team coming off a 50-36 league loss to Routt Catholic (Jacksonville, IL). The Tornadoes record now stands at 8-9.

With the loss, Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia falls to 9-9 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Beardstown (Beardstown, IL) to confront the Tigers in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 28. The Tigers go into the game with a record of 5-15. Beardstown lost 62-55 in their recent non-league game against Rushville-Industry (Rushville, IL)