The Royal Valley Panthers (Hoyt, KS) basketball toppled the host Valley Falls Dragons (Valley Falls, KS), 60-45 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 3-2 record. They play next when they host Sabetha for a Big East bout on Friday, December 19. Royal Valley will play a Bluejays team coming off a 58-47 league loss to Hiawatha (Hiawatha, KS). The Bluejays record now stands at 2-2.

With the defeat, Valley Falls moves to 1-3 on the season. The Dragons travel to Atchison County (Effingham, KS) to clash with the Tigers in a Northeast Kansas test on Friday, December 19. The Tigers come into the test with a record of 2-4. Atchison County lost 60-38 in their recent non-league test against Doniphan West (Highland, KS)