The Centennial Cougars (Circle Pines, MN) basketball were winner over the host Park Center Pirates (Brooklyn Park, MN), 71-53 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 9-5 record. They play next when they host Rogers for a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 15. Centennial will play a Royals team coming off a 67-61 non-league win over Blaine (Blaine, MN). The Royals record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, Park Center falls to 2-12 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Champlin Park (Champlin, MN) to confront the Rebels in a AAAA Section 5 game on Wednesday, January 15. The Rebels go into the game with a record of 3-10. Champlin Park won 69-59 in their recent league game against Osseo (Osseo, MN)