The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds (Tecumseh, NE) and the host Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines (Wilber, NE), observed Johnson County Central's basketball team overwhelm Wilber-Clatonia by a score of 54-23.

The Thunderbirds (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Freeman (Adams, NE). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 9-2 record. In their last challenge, Freeman was routed by Broken Bow (Broken Bow, NE), 53-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wolverines encounter the Southern Raiders (Wymore, NE) in a C2 District 2 challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Wilber-Clatonia will attempt to improve on its 0-11 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 2-9 record after their 57-45 non-league win over Exeter-Milligan/Friend (Exeter, NE).