Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bennington Bulldogs (Bennington, KS) and the host Sterling Black Bears (Sterling, KS), saw Bennington's basketball squad knock off Sterling by a count of 41-28.

With the victory, Bennington upgrades its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Trinity (Hutchinson, KS) to play the Celtics in a Heart of America challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Celtics come into the challenge with a record of 3-10. Trinity lost 57-22 in their recent non-league challenge against Sacred Heart (Salina, KS)

Next up, the Black Bears play the Marion Warriors (Marion, KS) in a Heart of America challenge, on Friday, February 2. Sterling will attempt to upgrade on its 4-8 season record.