The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Newkirk Tigers (Newkirk, OK) and the visiting Perry Maroons (Perry, OK), observed Newkirk's basketball team knock off Perry by a score of 55-38.

The Tigers (9-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Tonkawa (Tonkawa, OK). The Buccaneers come into the 89er - West challenge with a 6-12 record. In their last challenge, Tonkawa was knocked off by Morrison (Morrison, OK), 34-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Maroons encounter the Shattuck Indians (Shattuck, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 31. Perry will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 5-11 record after their 49-36 league loss to Leedey (Leedey, OK).