In Thursday's non-league outing, the Knob Noster Panthers (Knob Noster, MO) basketball squad beat the visiting Crest Ridge Cougars (Centerview, MO), by a margin of 66-58.

The Panthers (10-8) will now prepare for their outing against Lexington (Lexington, MO). The Minutemen go into the Missouri River Valley - East outing with a 6-11 record.

The Cougars now own a 9-8 record. They play next when they travel to Orrick for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 31. Crest Ridge will clash with a Bearcats squad coming off a 76-44 non-league win over Hardin-Central (Hardin, MO). The Bearcats record now stands at 11-7.