In Friday's non-league outing, the Owen Warhorses (Black Mountain, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting Thomas Jefferson Gryphons (Mooresboro, NC), by a count of 65-58.

The Warhorses (4-3) will now prepare for their outing against Draughn (Valdese, NC). The Wildcats go into the 1A/2A Conference 42 outing with a 1-1 record. In their last outing, Draughn held off East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC), 80-51, in a non-league outing.

The Gryphons now hold a 2-4 record. They play next when they host Blacksburg for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 13. Thomas Jefferson will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 54-49 non-league win over Broome (Spartanburg, SC). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-5.