The Nickerson Panthers (Nickerson, KS) basketball were winner over the host Bucklin Red Aces (Bucklin, KS), 67-51 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they host Haven for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 16. Nickerson will play a Wildcats team coming off a 65-54 non-league loss to Meade (Meade, KS). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Bucklin falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Red aces travel to South Gray (Montezuma, KS) to play the Rebels in a Southern Plains-Iroquois bout on Tuesday, December 16. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 3-1. South Gray won 52-45 in their recent non-league battle against Sublette (Sublette, KS)