The McPherson Bullpups topped the visiting Valley Center Hornets basketball team by a final score of 47-27 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bullpups face the St. James Academy Thunder (Lenexa, KS) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 27. McPherson will attempt to move on its 10-1 season record. The Thunder enter the game with a 7-4 record after their 64-31 non-league win over Manhattan (Manhattan, KS).

With the defeat, Valley Center moves to 3-7 on the year. The Hornets travel to Andover Central (Andover, KS) to face the Jaguars in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail II game on Tuesday, January 31. The Jaguars enter the game with a record of 7-3. Andover Central won 55-15 in their recent non-league game against Trinity Academy (Wichita, KS)