The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the South Prairie/Max (Minot, ND) and the host Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers (Des Lacs, ND), observed South Prairie/Max's basketball team overwhelm Des Lacs-Burlington by a score of 76-44.

The (19-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Nedrose (Minot, ND). The Cardinals come into the A Region 3 challenge with a 6-11 record. In their last challenge, Nedrose was routed by Turtle Mountain (Belcourt, ND), 73-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lakers battle the Rugby Panthers (Rugby, ND) in a A Region 3 challenge, on Monday, February 10. Des Lacs-Burlington will attempt to improve on its 14-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 10-7 record after their 54-42 non-league win over Grafton (Grafton, ND).