The Atchison Phoenix (Atchison, KS) basketball nipped the host Ottawa Cyclones (Ottawa, KS), 74-67 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Phoenix (4-0) will now prepare for their test against Sumner Academy (Kansas City, KS). The Sabres go into the non-league test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Sumner Academy was tipped by Washington (Kansas City, KS), 46-45, in a non-league test.

The Cyclones now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Paola for a Frontier test on Friday, December 16. Ottawa will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 40-35 non-league loss to Eudora (Eudora, KS). The Panthers record now stands at 0-5.