The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Rockford Auburn Knights (Rockford, IL) and the host Jefferson J-Hawks (Rockford, IL), observed Rockford Auburn's basketball team knock off Jefferson by a score of 58-40.

The Knights (19-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Belvidere (Belvidere, IL). The Bucs come into the Northern Illinois 10 challenge with a 16-12 record. In their last challenge, Belvidere was knocked off by Harlem (Machesney Park, IL), 57-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the J-Hawks encounter the Belvidere North Blue Thunder (Belvidere, IL) in a Northern Illinois 10 challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Jefferson will attempt to improve on its 4-25 season record. The Blue Thunder come into the challenge with a 8-21 record after their 60-22 league loss to Guilford (Rockford, IL).