The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears (Laurel, NE) basketball knocked off the host Wakefield Trojans (Wakefield, NE), 44-36 in Friday's non-league test.

The Bears (13-7) will now prepare for their test against Lutheran-Northeast (Norfolk, NE). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 4-15 record. In their last test, Lutheran-Northeast notched a victory over Riverside (Cedar Rapids, NE), 34-23, in a non-league test.

The Trojans now own a 9-10 record. They play next when they host Winnebago for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 6. Wakefield will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 62-45 non-league loss to Homer (Homer, NE). The Indians record now stands at 5-10.