The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Kearney Bearcats (Kearney, NE) and the host Scottsbluff Bearcats (Scottsbluff, NE), observed Kearney's basketball team knock off Scottsbluff by a score of 56-40.

The Bearcats (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln, NE). The Rockets come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Lincoln Northeast prevailed over Benson (Omaha, NE), 56-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Campbell County Camels (Gillette, WY) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Scottsbluff will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Camels come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 64-53 non-league loss to Douglas (Douglas, WY).