The Douglas County West Falcon basketball team (Valley, NE), was routed 45-20 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Lakeview Vikings (Columbus, NE)

The Vikings now sport a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Northwest for a B District 6 battle on Friday, January 7. Lakeview will battle a Vikings team coming off a 46-34 non-league loss to Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island, NE). The Vikings record now stands at 4-5.

With the defeat, Douglas County West moves to 8-4 on the year. The Falcon host Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln, NE) to meet the Warriors in a non-league match on Saturday, January 8. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 10-1. Lincoln Lutheran won 60-9 in their recent non-league match against Concordia (Omaha, NE)