The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (Shawnee Mission, KS) basketball nipped the visiting Lawrence Lions (Lawrence, KS), 38-37 in Friday's non-league test.

The Cougars (4-2) will now prepare for their test against Olathe Northwest (Olathe, KS). The Ravens go into the non-league test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Olathe Northwest got by Shawnee Mission East (Shawnee Mission, KS), 58-46, in a non-league test.

The Lions now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Olathe East for a Sunflower test on Tuesday, January 9. Lawrence will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 47-38 non-league loss to Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Hawks record now stands at 1-3.