The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Grundy Center Spartans (Grundy Center, IA) and the host Jesup J-Hawks (Jesup, IA), observed Grundy Center's basketball team overwhelm Jesup by a score of 63-32.

The Spartans (8-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner, IA). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Sumner-Fredericksburg trounced Dunkerton (Dunkerton, IA), 60-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the J-Hawks encounter the AGWSR Cougars (Ackley, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Jesup will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 48-34 non-league win over BCLUW (Conrad, IA).