The Proviso West Panthers (Hillside, IL) basketball edged the host Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), 47-41 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 6-9 record. They play next when they host Lyons for a West Suburban - Silver bout on Friday, January 31. Proviso West will play a Lions team coming off a 66-31 league win over Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL). The Lions record now stands at 24-1.

With the loss, Thornwood falls to 3-23 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Julian (Chicago, IL) to play the Jaguars in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. The Jaguars go into the bout with a record of 11-2. Julian won 50-32 in their recent league bout against Agricultural Science (Chicago, IL)