The Kuemper Knights (Carroll, IA) basketball toppled the host Creston Panthers (Creston, IA), 54-42 in Friday's league bout.

The Knights now possess a 10-8 record. They play next when they host Lewis Central for a Hawkeye Ten bout on Friday, January 31. Kuemper will play a Titans team coming off a 63-58 non-league win over Gretna (Gretna, NE). The Titans record now stands at 8-8.

With the loss, Creston falls to 5-10 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Atlantic (Atlantic, IA) to play the Trojans in a Hawkeye Ten bout on Monday, January 27. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 11-5. Atlantic won 59-53 in their recent non-league bout against Treynor (Treynor, IA)