In Friday's league outing, the Amery Warriors (Amery, WI) basketball squad edged the host St. Croix Central Panthers (Hammond, WI), by a margin of 67-65.

The Warriors (6-6) will now prepare for their outing against Rice Lake (Rice Lake, WI). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 11-2 record. In their last outing, Rice Lake held off Hudson (Hudson, WI), 48-45, in a league outing.

The Panthers now have a 6-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Baldwin-Woodville for a Middle Border match on Friday, January 12. St. Croix Central will meet a Blackhawks team coming off a 44-37 league loss to Prescott (Prescott, WI). The Blackhawks record now stands at 6-5.