In Saturday's non-league match, the Danville Bears (Danville, IA) basketball squad smashed the visiting English Valleys Bears (North English, IA), by a final score of 72-44.

With the victory, Danville upgrades its record to 3-7 on the year. The Bears travel to New London (New London, IA) to face the Tigers in a SEI - South match on Tuesday, January 7. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-9. New London lost 66-27 in their recent non-league match against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, IA)

The Bears now sport a 1-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host B-G-M for a South Iowa Cedar match on Tuesday, January 7. English Valleys will face a Bears squad coming off a 41-40 league loss to Belle Plaine (Belle Plaine, IA). The Bears record now stands at 2-8.