Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Phillipsburg Panthers (Phillipsburg, KS) and the host Trego Golden Eagles (WaKeeney, KS), saw Phillipsburg's basketball squad hold off Trego by a count of 38-31.

With the victory, Phillipsburg upgrades its record to 8-8 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS) to play the Monarchs in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 9. The Monarchs come into the challenge with a record of 9-9. Thomas More Prep-Marian won 49-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Russell (Russell, KS)

Next up, the Golden Eagles play the Russell Broncos (Russell, KS) in a Mid-Continent challenge, on Friday, February 9. Trego will attempt to upgrade on its 10-6 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 4-12 record after their 49-36 non-league loss to Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS).