The West Elk Patriots basketball squad (Howard, KS), was outscored 54-40 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Burlingame Bearcats (Burlingame, KS)

With the victory, Burlingame moves its record to 13-3 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Mission Valley (Eskridge, KS) to play the Vikings in a non-league game on Tuesday, February 18. The Vikings go into the game with a record of 9-8.

With the loss, West Elk falls to 10-8 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Oxford (Oxford, KS) to play the Wildcats in a South Central Border game on Friday, February 14. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 13-3. Oxford won 79-42 in their recent league game against Udall (Udall, KS)