The Bluestem Lions (Leon, KS) basketball were winner over the host West Elk Patriots (Howard, KS), 41-32 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 9-4 record. They play next when they host Caney Valley for a Tri-Valley bout on Tuesday, February 4. Bluestem will play a Bullpups team coming off a 49-34 league loss to Neodesha (Neodesha, KS). The Bullpups record now stands at 7-2.

With the loss, West Elk falls to 4-9 on the campaign. The Patriots host Central (Burden, KS) to play the Raiders in a South Central Border bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 6-5. Central won 47-43 in their recent league bout against Udall (Udall, KS)