In Thursday's league outing, the Rogers Royals (Rogers, MN) basketball squad edged the visiting Brainerd Warriors (Brainerd, MN), by a count of 76-69.

The Royals (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Centennial (Circle Pines, MN). The Cougars go into the non-league outing with a 0-0 record.

The Warriors now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Bemidji for a AAAA Section 8 outing on Tuesday, December 5. Brainerd will clash with a Lumberjacks squad coming off a 69-67 league loss to Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell, MN). The Lumberjacks record now stands at 0-1.