The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the North Central Knights (Bassett, NE) and the host Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars (Niobrara, NE), observed North Central's basketball team overcome Niobrara/Verdigre by a score of 70-52.

The Knights (7-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Colome (Colome, SD). The Cowboys come into the non-league challenge with a 0-13 record. In their last challenge, Colome dropped by Andes Central/Dakota Christian (Lake Andes, SD), 61-20, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the West Holt Huskies (Atkinson, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Niobrara/Verdigre will attempt to improve on its 0-19 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 17-3 record after their 57-56 non-league win over Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] (Clearwater, NE).