In Friday's non-league outing, the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (Shawnee Mission, KS) basketball squad nipped the visiting Shawnee Mission South Raiders (Shawnee Mission, KS), by a margin of 44-42.

The Cougars (8-6) will now prepare for their outing against Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner, KS). The Trailblazers go into the Sunflower outing with a 5-7 record.

The Raiders now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Lawrence for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 7. Shawnee Mission South will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 74-63 non-league win over Shawnee Mission West (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Lions record now stands at 11-3.