The Gehlen Catholic Jays defeated the visiting Cherokee Washington Braves basketball squad by a final score of 54-43 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Jays clash with the Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA) in a War Eagle outing, on Friday, December 6. Gehlen Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 2-1 season record. The Westerners come into the outing with a 1-1 record after their 48-46 league win over West Sioux (Hawarden, IA).

The Braves (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Ridge View (Holstein, IA). The Raptors come into the non-league outing with a 3-0 record. In their last outing, Ridge View overcame Lawton-Bronson (Lawton, IA), 61-38, in a league outing.