The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Central Plains Oilers (Claflin, KS) and the visiting Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs (Hays, KS), observed Central Plains's basketball team knock off Thomas More Prep-Marian by a score of 43-31.

The Oilers (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Skyline (Pratt, KS). The Thunderbirds come into the non-league challenge with a 1-5 record.

In their next game, the Monarchs encounter the Sacred Heart Knights (Salina, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Thomas More Prep-Marian will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 62-25 league win over Lyons (Lyons, KS).