Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the South Iron Panthers (Annapolis, MO) and the host Chadwick Cardinals (Chadwick, MO), saw South Iron's basketball squad hold off Chadwick by a count of 49-46.

With the victory, South Iron upgrades its record to 19-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Clarkton (Clarkton, MO) to play the Reindeer in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 3. The Reindeer come into the challenge with a record of 10-9. Clarkton won 48-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Delta (Deering, MO)