In Friday's non-league outing, the Monticello Panthers (Monticello, IA) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Beckman Trailblazers (Dyersville, IA), by a count of 54-20.

The Panthers (7-0) will now prepare for their outing against Camanche (Camanche, IA). The Indians go into the River Valley outing with a 1-5 record. In their last outing, Camanche was crushed by Cascade (Cascade, IA), 57-36, in a league outing.

The Trailblazers now hold a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Cascade for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 19. Beckman will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 57-36 league win over Camanche (Camanche, IA). The Cougars record now stands at 4-1.