Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Shawnee Mission North Bison (Shawnee Mission, KS) and the visiting Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers (Gardner, KS), saw Shawnee Mission North's basketball squad hold off Gardner-Edgerton by a tally of 48-45.

With the victory, Shawnee Mission North improves its record to 6-8 on the campaign. The Bison travel to Olathe West (Olathe, KS) to play the Owls in a Sunflower challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Owls come into the challenge with a record of 11-3. Olathe West won 70-59 in their recent league challenge against Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, KS)

Next up, the Trailblazers play the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (Shawnee Mission, KS) in a Sunflower challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Gardner-Edgerton will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 14-0 record after their 44-38 non-league win over Shawnee Mission South (Shawnee Mission, KS).