The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars bounced the visiting North Greene Spartans basketball squad by a final score of 56-30 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Cougars clash with the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers (Greenfield, IL) in a Western Illinois Valley outing, on Monday, February 17. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will attempt to upgrade on its 23-6 season record. The Tigers come into the outing with a 17-10 record after their 55-54 league loss to Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord, IL).

The Spartans (13-15) will now prepare for their outing against Mt. Olive (Mt. Olive, IL). The Wildcats come into the non-league outing with a 5-20 record. In their last outing, Mt. Olive was overwhelmed by Lutheran (Springfield, IL), 80-42, in a league outing.