The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Verona Wildcats (Verona, WI) and the host Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans (Madison, WI), observed Verona's basketball team knock off Vel Phillips Memorial by a score of 54-46.

The Wildcats (27-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Vel Phillips Memorial (Madison, WI). The Spartans come into the Big Eight challenge with a 19-5 record. In their last challenge, Vel Phillips Memorial prevailed over Middleton (Middleton, WI), 78-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Verona Wildcats (Verona, WI) in a Big Eight challenge, on Saturday, March 1. Vel Phillips Memorial will attempt to improve on its 19-7 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 24-2 record after their 54-42 non-league win over Watertown (Watertown, WI).