The McPherson Bullpups (McPherson, KS) basketball knocked off the host Buhler Crusaders (Buhler, KS), 49-31 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bullpups (15-2) will now prepare for their test against Circle (Towanda, KS). The Thunderbirds go into the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III test with a 12-5 record. In their last test, Circle notched a victory over Augusta (Augusta, KS), 45-37, in a league test.

The Crusaders now own a 6-12 record. They play next when they host Winfield for a non-league test on Friday, February 17. Buhler will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 43-36 non-league loss to Mulvane (Mulvane, KS). The Vikings record now stands at 6-11.