The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Blue Valley West Jaguars (Stilwell, KS) and the host McPherson Bullpups (McPherson, KS), observed Blue Valley West's basketball team edge McPherson by a score of 54-47.

The Jaguars (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Shawnee Mission West (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 3-6 record. In their last challenge, Shawnee Mission West edged Aurora (Aurora, MO), 56-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bullpups encounter the El Dorado Wildcats (El Dorado, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. McPherson will attempt to improve on its 9-2 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 49-47 non-league win over Arkansas City (Arkansas City, KS).