The Sterling Black Bears routed the visiting Ell-Saline Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 75-48 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Black Bears face the Moundridge Wildcats (Moundridge, KS) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, February 20. Sterling will attempt to move on its 18-1 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 16-3 record after their 41-33 non-league win over Berean Academy (Elbing, KS).

With the defeat, Ell-Saline moves to 14-4 on the year. The Cardinals host Trinity (Hutchinson, KS) to face the Celtics in a non-league game on Tuesday, February 20. The Celtics enter the game with a record of 10-11. Trinity lost 69-58 in their recent non-league game against Sedgwick (Sedgwick, KS)