The South Brunswick Cougars (Southport, NC) basketball edged the visiting Topsail Pirates (Hampstead, NC), 46-43 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Laney for a bout on Tuesday, January 7. South Brunswick will play a Buccaneers team coming off a 40-15 league loss to New Hanover (Wilmington, NC). The Buccaneers record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Topsail falls to 4-7 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Hoggard (Wilmington, NC) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 8-0. Hoggard won 54-34 in their recent non-league bout against Ashley (Wilmington, NC)