The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds basketball team scored 38 points and limited the visiting Syracuse Rockets to 37 in the Thunderbirds non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Thunderbirds now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Pawnee City for a non-league game on Saturday, December 14. Johnson County Central will confront a Indians team coming off a 59-32 non-league loss to Tri County (DeWitt, NE). The Indians record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Syracuse falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Rockets host Raymond Central (Raymond, NE) to confront the Mustangs in a non-league game on Saturday, December 14. The Mustangs go into the game with a record of 2-1. Raymond Central won 68-22 in their recent non-league game against Wilber-Clatonia (Wilber, NE)