The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Knob Noster Panthers (Knob Noster, MO) and the visiting Cole Camp Blue Birds (Cole Camp, MO), observed Knob Noster's basketball team knock off Cole Camp by a score of 67-48.

The Panthers (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Russellville (Russellville, MO). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Russellville was knocked off by St. Elizabeth (St. Elizabeth, MO), 82-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Birds encounter the Concordia Fighting Orioles (Concordia, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. Cole Camp will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Fighting Orioles come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 59-51 league loss to Crest Ridge (Centerview, MO).