The Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans (Melvern, KS) basketball nipped the visiting West Franklin Falcons (Pomona, KS), 46-40 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Trojans (10-9) will now prepare for their test against Central Heights (Richmond, KS). The Vikings go into the non-league test with a 3-16 record. In their last test, Central Heights got by Council Grove (Council Grove, KS), 40-36, in a non-league test.

The Falcons now own a 6-13 record. They play next when they host Burlingame for a non-league test on Friday, February 16. West Franklin will encounter a Bearcats squad coming off a 45-33 non-league win over Mission Valley (Eskridge, KS). The Bearcats record now stands at 13-5.