In Friday's non-league outing, the South Cougars (Salina, KS) basketball squad edged the host Newton Railroaders (Newton, KS), by a count of 36-30.

The Cougars (3-4) will now prepare for their outing against Haysville Campus (Wichita, KS). The Colts go into the non-league outing with a 0-6 record. In their last outing, Haysville Campus was tipped by Derby (Derby, KS), 67-14, in a league outing.

The Railroaders now hold a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Derby for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 10. Newton will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 67-14 league win over Haysville Campus (Wichita, KS). The Panthers record now stands at 6-1.