The Caney Cougars (Caney, OK) basketball crushed the host Bennington Bears (Bennington, OK), 53-31 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Cougars (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Stuart (Stuart, OK). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Stuart trounced Cimarron (Lahoma, OK), 64-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Tushka Tigers (Atoka, OK) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, December 9. Bennington will attempt to advance on its 7-3 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 4-2 record after their 41-29 non-league win over Tishomingo (Tishomingo, OK).