The McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars (Salem, SD) basketball were winner over the visiting Chester Flyers (Chester, SD), 43-32 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Fighting Cougars now possess a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to Howard for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. McCook Central/Montrose will play a Tigers team coming off a 50-29 league win over Chester (Chester, SD). The Tigers record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Chester falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Flyers travel to DeSmet (DeSmet, SD) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 1-1. DeSmet lost 62-54 in their recent non-league bout against Clark/Willow Lake (Clark, SD)