The Centralia Panthers basketball team scored 62 points and held the host Washington County Tigers to 27 in the Panthers league triumph on Friday.

The Panthers now sport a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wetmore for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 20. Centralia will meet a Cardinals team coming off a 55-24 league loss to Clifton-Clyde (Clyde, KS). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-5.

The Tigers (2-2) will now prepare for their contest against Valley Heights (Blue Rapids, KS). The Mustangs enter the non-league contest with a 3-2 record. In their last contest, Valley Heights triumphed over Doniphan West (Highland, KS), 60-40, in a non-league contest.