The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL) and the host Kewanee Boilermakers (Kewanee, IL), observed Newman Central Catholic's basketball team knock off Kewanee by a score of 61-51.

The Comets (16-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Hall (Spring Valley, IL). The Red Devils come into the Three Rivers - East challenge with a 11-15 record. In their last challenge, Hall dropped by Princeton (Princeton, IL), 51-29, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Boilermakers encounter the Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL) in a Three Rivers - East challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Kewanee will attempt to improve on its 14-16 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 19-8 record after their 70-64 non-league win over Oregon (Oregon, IL).