The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cherokee Chiefs (Cherokee, OK) and the visiting Copan Hornets (Copan, OK), observed Cherokee's basketball team edge Copan by a score of 46-42.

The Chiefs (3-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Buffalo (Buffalo, OK). The Bison come into the non-league challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Buffalo was tipped by Shattuck (Shattuck, OK), 67-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Kremlin-Hillsdale Broncs (Kremlin, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Copan will attempt to improve on its 5-2 season record. The Broncs come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 68-35 non-league win over Canton (Canton, OK).