The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds (Tecumseh, NE) basketball crushed the visiting Southern Raiders (Wymore, NE), 48-21 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Thunderbirds now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Syracuse for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. Johnson County Central will play a Rockets team coming off a 51-41 non-league loss to Fort Calhoun (Fort Calhoun, NE). The Rockets record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Southern falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Raiders host Tri County (DeWitt, NE) to play the Trojans in a D1 District 1 bout on Friday, December 13. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 3-0. Tri County won 59-32 in their recent non-league bout against Pawnee City (Pawnee City, NE)