The Northwestern Area Wildcats basketball team scored 47 points and limited the visiting Herreid/Selby Wolverines to 41 in the Wildcats non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Wildcats now possess a 14-5 record. They play next when they host Redfield for a non-league game on Tuesday, February 18. Northwestern Area will confront a Pheasants team coming off a 39-31 non-league loss to Deuel (Clear Lake, SD). The Pheasants record now stands at 2-17.

With the loss, Herreid/Selby falls to 11-8 on the campaign. The Wolverines host Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] (Gettysburg, SD) to confront the Battlers in a B Region 6 game on Tuesday, February 18. The Battlers go into the game with a record of 7-11. Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] lost 51-45 in their recent non-league game against Howard (Howard, SD)