In Friday's non-league outing, the Nemaha Central Thunder (Seneca, KS) basketball squad nipped the host Jefferson West Tigers (Meriden, KS), by a margin of 55-50.

The Thunder (8-11) will now prepare for their outing against Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena, KS). The Cyclones go into the non-league outing with a 6-14 record. In their last outing, Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] was tipped by Perry-Lecompton (Perry, KS), 61-38, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now own a 7-12 record. They play next when they host Baldwin for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 21. Jefferson West will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 42-40 non-league loss to Ottawa (Ottawa, KS). The Bulldogs record now stands at 14-4.