The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Tonganoxie Chieftains (Tonganoxie, KS) and the host Paola Panthers (Paola, KS), observed Tonganoxie's basketball team knock off Paola by a score of 52-34.

The Chieftains (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Baldwin (Baldwin, KS). The Bulldogs come into the Frontier challenge with a 12-6 record. In their last challenge, Baldwin prevailed over Ottawa (Ottawa, KS), 44-31, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Eudora Cardinals (Eudora, KS) in a Frontier challenge, on Monday, February 24. Paola will attempt to improve on its 1-15 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 15-1 record after their 50-40 league win over Spring Hill (Spring Hill, KS).