The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) and the visiting Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), observed Benton's basketball team overwhelm Vinton-Shellsburg by a score of 54-33.

The Bobcats (4-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Monticello (Monticello, IA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Monticello trounced Bellevue (Bellevue, IA), 51-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the South Tama County Trojans (Tama, IA) in a WAMAC - West challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Vinton-Shellsburg will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record.