Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Nemaha Central Thunder (Seneca, KS) and the visiting Jefferson West Tigers (Meriden, KS), saw Nemaha Central's basketball squad overcome Jefferson West by a tally of 65-48.

With the victory, Nemaha Central improves its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Thunder host Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena, KS) to confront the Cyclones in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 20. The Cyclones come into the challenge with a record of 4-13. Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] won 53-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Perry-Lecompton (Perry, KS)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Baldwin Bulldogs (Baldwin, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 20. Jefferson West will attempt to improve on its 7-12 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 15-3 record after their 64-62 non-league win over Ottawa (Ottawa, KS).