The Sterling Black Bears (Sterling, KS) basketball nipped the host Hillsboro Trojans (Hillsboro, KS), 66-60 in Friday's non-league test.

The Black Bears (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Great Bend (Great Bend, KS). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 0-1 record. In their last test, Great Bend was tipped by Junction City (Junction City, KS), 84-51, in a non-league test.

The Trojans now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Inman for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 6. Hillsboro will clash with a Inman Teutons squad coming off a 51-24 non-league win over Minneapolis (Minneapolis, KS). The Inman Teutons record now stands at 1-0.