The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL) and the host St. Thomas More Sabers (Champaign, IL), observed Paxton-Buckley-Loda's basketball team knock off St. Thomas More by a score of 42-26.

The Panthers (4-24) will now prepare for their challenge against Tri-Point (Cullom, IL). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 17-5 record. In their last challenge, Tri-Point prevailed over Clifton Central (Clifton, IL), 47-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Sabers encounter the Watseka/Milford Warriors (Watseka, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 5. St. Thomas More will attempt to improve on its 4-19 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 22-3 record after their 44-41 league loss to Salt Fork (Sidell, IL).