Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Warner Monarchs (Warner, SD) and the visiting North Central Thunder (Eureka, SD), saw Warner's basketball squad wallop North Central by a tally of 54-24.

With the victory, Warner improves its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Monarchs host Hitchcock-Tulare (Hitchcock, SD) to confront the Patriots in a B Region 1 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 3-0. Hitchcock-Tulare won 71-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Faulkton (Faulkton, SD)

Next up, the Thunder confront the Faulkton Trojans (Faulkton, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. North Central will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 71-37 non-league loss to Hitchcock-Tulare (Hitchcock, SD).