The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Gering Bulldogs (Gering, NE) and the host Scottsbluff Bearcats (Scottsbluff, NE), observed Gering's basketball team overcome Scottsbluff by a margin of 49-39.

The Bulldogs (10-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Sidney (Sidney, NE). The Red Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 10-4 record. In their last challenge, Sidney dropped by Gothenburg (Gothenburg, NE), 68-60, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats battle the Alliance Bulldogs (Alliance, NE) in a B District 8 challenge, on Friday, February 7. Scottsbluff will attempt to better on its 8-10 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 1-15 record after their 39-21 non-league loss to Hill City (Hill City, SD).