The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Blair Oaks Falcons (Jefferson City, MO) and the visiting Centralia Panthers (Centralia, MO), observed Blair Oaks's basketball team edge Centralia by a margin of 52-51.

The Falcons (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Hallsville (Hallsville, MO). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Hallsville edged Harrisburg (Harrisburg, MO), 68-58, in a non-league test.

The Panthers (6-8) will now prepare for their test against Harrisburg (Harrisburg, MO). The Bulldogs come into the non-league test with a 13-4 record. In their last test, Harrisburg was nipped by Hallsville (Hallsville, MO), 68-58, in a non-league test.