Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Genoa-Kingston Cogs (Genoa, IL) and the host Plano Reapers (Plano, IL), saw Genoa-Kingston's basketball squad hold off Plano by a tally of 44-42.

With the victory, Genoa-Kingston improves its record to 9-14 on the campaign. The Cogs host Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL) to play the Rockets in a Big Northern challenge on Friday, February 2. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 8-21. Rock Falls lost 52-32 in their recent league challenge against Dixon (Dixon, IL)

Next up, the Reapers play the Harvard Hornets (Harvard, IL) in a Kishwaukee River challenge, on Friday, February 2. Plano will attempt to improve on its 13-16 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 5-21 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Elgin Academy (Elgin, IL).