In Saturday's non-league test, the Hayden Wildcats (Topeka, KS) basketball squad defeated the host St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers (Pittsburg, KS), by a tally of 69-56.

The Wildcats now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they travel to Basehor-Linwood for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 9. Hayden will play a Bobcats team coming off a 61-55 league loss to Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh, KS). The Bobcats record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, St. Mary's-Colgan falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Panthers host Columbus (Columbus, KS) to play the Titans in a Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee bout on Thursday, December 11. The Titans go into the bout with a record of 1-0. Columbus won 74-40 in their recent non-league bout against Oswego (Oswego, KS)