The Deshler Dragons (Deshler, NE) basketball crushed the host Red Cloud Warriors (Red Cloud, NE), 46-16 in Thursday's league test.

The Dragons (14-6) will now prepare for their test against Blue Hill (Blue Hill, NE). The Bobcats go into the D1 District 9 test with a 13-7 record. In their last test, Blue Hill was trounced by Southern Valley (Oxford, NE), 67-56, in a non-league test.

The Warriors now own a 1-16 record. They play next when they host Franklin for a D1 District 9 test on Friday, February 19. Red Cloud will encounter a Flyers squad coming off a 42-41 non-league win over Thunder Ridge (Kensington, KS). The Flyers record now stands at 4-14.