Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Stapleton Broncos (Stapleton, NE) and the visiting Hyannis Longhorns (Hyannis, NE), witnessed Stapleton's basketball squad nip Hyannis by a margin of 47-45.

The Broncos (1-8) will now prepare for their test against Brady (Brady, NE). The Eagles go into the D2 District 9 test with a 2-8 record. In their last test, Brady was tipped by Hitchcock County (Trenton, NE), 65-44, in a non-league test.

The Longhorns now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they travel to Arthur County for a D2 District 10 test on Tuesday, January 3. Hyannis will encounter a Wolves squad coming off a 61-45 non-league loss to Leyton (Dalton, NE). The Wolves record now stands at 3-3.