Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA) and the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), saw Gehlen Catholic's basketball squad overcome Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union by a tally of 64-48.

With the victory, Gehlen Catholic improves its record to 8-10 on the campaign. The Jays travel to West Sioux (Hawarden, IA) to confront the Falcons in a War Eagle challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 2-19.

Next up, the Royals confront the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans (Ruthven, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 5. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will attempt to improve on its 11-7 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 51-43 league win over Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids, IA).