In Friday's non-league outing, the Pope John Crusaders (Elgin, NE) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Plainview Pirates (Plainview, NE), by a margin of 60-41.

The Crusaders (2-0) will now prepare for their outing against Greeley-Wolbach (Greeley, NE). The Titans go into the non-league outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Greeley-Wolbach topped Elba (Elba, NE), 45-34, in a league outing.

The Pirates now own a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they host Osmond for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 8. Plainview will play a Tigers squad coming off a 54-39 non-league loss to Wynot (Wynot, NE). The Tigers record now stands at 0-2.