In Saturday's non-league outing, the Caldwell Cougars (Caldwell, ID) basketball squad beat the host Jerome Tigers (Jerome, ID), by a count of 39-31.

The Cougars (3-0) will now prepare for their outing against Columbia (Nampa, ID). The Wildcats go into the 4A Southern Idaho outing with a 1-1 record.

The Tigers now hold a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Minico for a 4A Great Basin - West outing on Wednesday, December 5. Jerome will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 53-51 non-league win over Bishop Kelly (Boise, ID). The Spartans record now stands at 4-0.