Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bennington Bulldogs (Bennington, KS) and the visiting Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS), saw Bennington's basketball squad hold off Ellsworth by a tally of 41-37.

With the victory, Bennington improves its record to 14-5 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Inman (Inman, KS) to confront the Inman Teutons in a Heart of America challenge on Tuesday, February 21. The Inman Teutons come into the challenge with a record of 9-10. Inman lost 59-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Little River (Little River, KS)

Next up, the Bearcats confront the Sacred Heart Knights (Salina, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 21. Ellsworth will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 11-9 record after their 64-34 non-league win over Republic County (Belleville, KS).