The Ottawa Cyclones bounced the host Chanute Blue Comets basketball squad by a final score of 68-40 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Cyclones clash with the Paola Panthers (Paola, KS) in a Frontier outing, on Tuesday, December 17. Ottawa will attempt to upgrade on its 3-0 season record. The Panthers enter the outing with a 2-2 record after their 59-47 non-league loss to Wellsville (Wellsville, KS).

The Blue Comets (0-2) will now prepare for their outing against Girard (Girard, KS). The Trojans enter the non-league outing with a 0-1 record. In their last outing, Girard was overwhelmed by Galena (Galena, KS), 55-36, in a league outing.