In Friday's non-league outing, the Derryfield Cougars (Manchester, NH) basketball squad edged the host Manchester West Blue Knights (Manchester, NH), by a count of 38-34.

The Cougars (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Laconia (Laconia, NH). The Sachems go into the non-league outing with a 7-3 record. In their last outing, Laconia held off Coe-Brown Academy (Northwood, NH), 70-64, in a league outing.

The Blue Knights now hold a 1-7 record. They play next when they travel to Pembroke for a Division II outing on Tuesday, January 31. Manchester West will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 53-48 league win over Merrimack Valley (Penacook, NH). The Spartans record now stands at 4-3.