In Thursday's non-league contest, the visiting Barrow Whalers basketball team scored a good 73-53 triumph over the Bethel Warriors.

The Whalers (15-9) will now prepare for their contest against Nome-Beltz (Nome, AK). The Nanooks go into the non-league contest with a 21-2 record. In their last contest, Nome-Beltz topped Kotzebue (Kotzebue, AK), 85-46, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Warriors confront the Kotzebue Huskies (Kotzebue, AK) in a non-league contest, on Friday, March 7. Bethel will attempt to better on its 14-9 season record. The Huskies go into the contest with a 4-14 record after their 65-44 league loss to Barrow (Utqiagvik, AK).