The Central Cougars (West Helena, AR) basketball nipped the visiting Episcopal Wildcats (Little Rock, AR), 40-38 in Friday's non-league test.

The Cougars (3-4) will now prepare for their test against Northside (Fort Smith, AR). The Grizzlies go into the non-league test with a 3-1 record. In their last test, Northside got by Robinson (Little Rock, AR), 58-53, in a non-league test.

The Wildcats now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Robinson for a non-league test on Saturday, December 2. Episcopal will encounter a Senators squad coming off a 58-53 non-league loss to Northside (Fort Smith, AR). The Senators record now stands at 1-8.