The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Harlan Cyclones (Harlan, IA) and the host Creston Panthers (Creston, IA), observed Harlan's basketball team edge Creston by a score of 60-58.

The Cyclones (9-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Carroll (Carroll, IA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 9-10 record.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Maryville Spoofhounds (Maryville, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Creston will attempt to improve on its 11-8 season record. The Spoofhounds come into the challenge with a 10-14 record after their 62-31 non-league loss to Benton (St. Joseph, MO).