St. Patrick's Irish (North Platte, NE) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Hershey Panthers (Hershey, NE), 43-30 in a non-league bout.

With the win, St. Patrick's upgrades its record to 17-3 on the season. The Irish host Paxton (Paxton, NE) to clash with the Tigers in a non-league bout on Friday, February 16. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 13-8. Paxton won 44-33 in their recent non-league bout against Sutherland (Sutherland, NE)

Next up, the Panthers clash with the Holdrege Dusters (Holdrege, NE) in a non-league bout, on Friday, February 16. Hershey will attempt to upgrade on its 6-14 season record. The Dusters go into the bout with a 10-12 record after their 74-48 non-league win over St. Paul (St. Paul, NE).