The Okeene Whippets (Okeene, OK) basketball nipped the visiting Waynoka Railroaders (Waynoka, OK), 22-17 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Whippets (10-11) will now prepare for their test against Burlington (Burlington, OK). The Elks go into the non-league test with a 3-18 record. In their last test, Burlington got by Deer Creek-Lamont (Lamont, OK), 29-21, in a league test.

The Railroaders now own a 8-10 record. They play next when they host Deer Creek-Lamont for a non-league test on Friday, February 2. Waynoka will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 29-21 league loss to Burlington (Burlington, OK). The Eagles record now stands at 3-14.