In Thursday's non-league bout, the Sterling Black Bears (Sterling, KS) basketball team were winner over the visiting Meade Buffaloes (Meade, KS), by a tally of 50-41.

The Black Bears now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Kingman for a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. Sterling will play a Eagles team coming off a 54-33 non-league loss to Meade (Meade, KS). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.

The Buffaloes (2-1) will now prepare for their test against Haven (Haven, KS). The Wildcats come into the non-league test with a 2-2 record. In their last test, Haven beat Great Bend (Great Bend, KS), 59-34, in a non-league test.