In Thursday's non-league match, the visiting Sutherland Sailors basketball team scored a good 59-42 triumph over the Paxton Tigers.

In their next game, the Sailors meet the Chase County Longhorns (Imperial, NE) in a C1 District 11 match, on Friday, February 19. Sutherland will attempt to move on its 12-7 season record. The Longhorns enter the match with a 6-15 record after their 48-38 league win over Hershey (Hershey, NE).

With the defeat, Paxton moves to 17-4 on the year. The Tigers travel to Southwest (Bartley, NE) to face the Roughriders in a D1 District 10 game on Friday, February 12. The Roughriders enter the game with a record of 10-9. Southwest lost 58-55 in their recent non-league game against Rawlins County (Atwood, KS)