Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lone Star Longhorns (Otis, CO) and the visiting Deer Trail Eagles (Deer Trail, CO), saw Lone Star's basketball squad hold off Deer Trail by a tally of 35-32.

With the victory, Lone Star improves its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Hi-Plains (Seibert, CO) to play the Patriots in a 1A YWKC challenge on Monday, February 6. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 7-6. Hi-Plains won 48-43 in their recent league challenge against Otis (Otis, CO)

Next up, the Eagles play the Byers Bulldogs (Byers, CO) in a 2A/1A Union Pacific challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Deer Trail will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 6-9 record after their 63-23 league loss to Stratton (Stratton, CO).