In Friday's non-league contest, the host Fillmore Central Falcons basketball team scored a close 77-72 triumph over the Lewiston-Altura Cardinals.

The Falcons (3-8) will now prepare for their contest against Dover-Eyota (Eyota, MN). The Eagles go into the AA Section 1 contest with a 3-5 record. In their last contest, Dover-Eyota nipped Cotter (Winona, MN), 58-49, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Cardinals confront the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants (Le Sueur, MN) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, January 4. Lewiston-Altura will attempt to better on its 8-3 season record. The Giants go into the contest with a 5-1 record after their 79-29 non-league win over New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland, MN).