In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Hayden Wildcats (Topeka, KS) basketball squad beat the visiting Shawnee Mission West Vikings (Shawnee Mission, KS), by a count of 69-56.

The Wildcats (4-1) will now prepare for their outing against Emporia (Emporia, KS). The Spartans go into the non-league outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Emporia was topped by Great Bend (Great Bend, KS), 45-42, in a non-league outing.

The Vikings now hold a 0-4 record. They play next when they travel to Shawnee Mission South for a non-league outing on Friday, January 5. Shawnee Mission West will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 73-67 league loss to Olathe West (Olathe, KS). The Raiders record now stands at 1-2.